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Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct

API model name: qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct

Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct is Alibaba's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Reasoning. It is priced at $0.22 per million input tokens and $0.86 per million output tokens. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$0.22

Output / 1M tokens

$0.86

Cache read / 1M tokens

$0.02

Specifications

Provider: Alibaba
Type: chat model

Capabilities

Reasoning

What is Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
Complex reasoning — math, coding and step-by-step problem solving.

Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct	—	—	$0.22	$0.86
Qvq Max	—	—	$2.29	$9.18
Qvq Max Latest	—	—	$0.77	$3.06
Qwen Coder Plus	—	—	$0.55	$1.08

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

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Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct — frequently asked questions

How much does Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct cost?: Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.22 per 1M input tokens and $0.86 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct do?: Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct supports Reasoning.
Is Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct free to use?: Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct via the API?: Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct?: Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct is Alibaba's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use Qwen3 Coder 30b A3b Instruct via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);