Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking vs Step 3.7 Flash
Prices checked
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking takes 3 of 5 rounds against Step 3.7 Flash. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.18 per million tokens against $0.45.
Alibaba CloudWins 3 roundsQwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking
262k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
$0.18/M tokensCheapest price, at SiliconFlow (China) · 8.8¢ per 1,000 pages
StepFunStep 3.7 Flash
256k context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
$0.45/M tokensStepFun's own price · $0.19 per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.29/M
$0.20/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$1/M
$1.21/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.18/M at SiliconFlow (China)
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.47/M
$0.45/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
8.8¢
$0.19
Context
262k tokens
256k tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
yes
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
6 Oct 2025
29 May 2026
Providers selling it
8
21
Price we measure against
OpenRouter
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 4
Novita$0.40 / $0.44
Kilo Gateway$0.47 / $0.44
Nous Portal$0.47 / $0.44
OpenRouter$0.47 / $0.44
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking, then Step 3.7 Flash, per million tokens.
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or change the weighting, in the tool.
What moved this week
- $0.20 / $1.21 $0.20 / $1.15
- StepFun · 4% dearer · $0.20 / $1.21 $0.20 / $1.15
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking or Step 3.7 Flash?
- Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking, at $0.18 per million tokens against $0.45 for Step 3.7 Flash, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking: $0.18 at SiliconFlow (China). Step 3.7 Flash: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $0.45 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 4 providers sell both: Novita, Kilo Gateway, Nous Portal, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is Novita.
- Which holds more context?
- Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Thinking, at 262k tokens against 256k.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.