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Why use Qwen3-30B-A3B on Vercel AI Gateway?
Vercel AI Gateway offers Qwen3-30B-A3B with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.08/1M input tokens. Vercel AI Gateway is a unified AI proxy providing a single OpenAI-compatible API endpoint to 275+ models from 25+ providers including Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Mistral, DeepSeek, xAI, Alibaba, Amazon, ByteDance, Cohere, MiniMax, MoonshotAI, KwaiPilot, Black Forest Labs, Recraft, Voyage AI, NVIDIA, and more.
Compare Qwen3-30B-A3B across 5 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Python + curlpip install openaiexport AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY=...import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],alibaba/qwen-3-30bRequest example
import os
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key=os.environ["AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY"],
base_url="https://ai-gateway.vercel.sh/v1"
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="alibaba/qwen-3-30b",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "alibaba/qwen-3-30b", not the LLMReference slug "qwen3-30b-a3b".
- creator/model-name e.g. kwaipilot/kat-coder-pro-v2
- The examples expect AI_GATEWAY_API_KEY; rename it only if your application config maps the new variable.
Compare Qwen3-30B-A3B Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | $0.08 | $0.28 |
| Fireworks AI | $0.50 | $0.50 |
| AWS Bedrock | $0.10 | $0.30 |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.08 | $0.29 |
| Novita AI | $0.09 | $0.45 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.08 |
| Output tokens | $0.29 |
Capabilities
About Qwen3-30B-A3B
Alibaba's Qwen3-30B with 3B active parameters via mixture-of-experts architecture. Delivers strong performance with efficient inference on Cloudflare Workers AI platform.
FAQ
What does Qwen3-30B-A3B cost on Vercel AI Gateway?
On Vercel AI Gateway, Qwen3-30B-A3B costs $0.08 per 1M input tokens and $0.29 per 1M output tokens.
What is the context window for Qwen3-30B-A3B on Vercel AI Gateway?
Qwen3-30B-A3B supports a 40,960 token context window on Vercel AI Gateway.
How does Vercel AI Gateway compare to other Qwen3-30B-A3B providers?
Qwen3-30B-A3B is available from 5 providers. The cheapest input pricing is $0.08/1M tokens from OpenRouter.
What API model ID do I use for Qwen3-30B-A3B on Vercel AI Gateway?
Use the model ID alibaba/qwen-3-30b when calling Vercel AI Gateway's API.
Who created Qwen3-30B-A3B?
Qwen3-30B-A3B was created by Alibaba as part of the Qwen3 model family.
Is Qwen3-30B-A3B open source?
Qwen3-30B-A3B is open source under Apache 2.0 according to the seed data.