Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 alternatives
Ranked by capability overlap, similar context window, and similar price tier. Cross-vendor options are weighted higher than same-provider alternatives.
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Top 15 alternatives
| # | Model | Provider | Why | Context | Input price / 1M | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 164K Long context (128K+) | $0.25 Budget | vs → |
| 2 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 164K Long context (128K+) | $0.27 Budget | vs → |
| 3 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 164K Long context (128K+) | $0.21 Budget | vs → |
| 4 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 164K Long context (128K+) | $0.27 Budget | vs → |
| 5 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 164K Long context (128K+) | $0.27 Budget | vs → |
| 6 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.05 Budget | vs → |
| 7 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.3M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.07 Budget | vs → |
| 8 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (batch) | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.11 Budget | vs → |
| 9 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.22 Budget | vs → |
| 10 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.11 Budget | vs → |
| 11 | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | DeepSeek | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.15 Budget | vs → |
| 12 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.30 Budget | vs → | |
| 13 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash (batch) | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.15 Budget | vs → | |
| 14 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.10 Budget | vs → | |
| 15 | Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite (batch) | shares reasoning, tool-use, structured-output · similar price tier | 1.0M Ultra context (1M+) | $0.05 Budget | vs → |
Cheaper alternatives to Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 — $0.05DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 — $0.07DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (batch) — $0.11DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp (batch) — $0.11DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash — $0.15Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash (batch) — $0.15Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite — $0.10Google: Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite (batch) — $0.05
Larger-context alternatives
DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 — 164KDeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus — 164KDeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (exacto) — 164KDeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 — 164KDeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp — 164KDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 — 1.0MDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 — 1.3MDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (batch) — 1.0M