qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct vs grok-code-fast-1
Lower price
qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct
Faster
grok-code-fast-1
Higher efficiency
qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct
Input price
$0.07
$0.20
Output price
$0.27
$1.50
Context window
160K
256K
Throughput
141 tok/s
171 tok/s
Availability
99.8%
98.9%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.001
Efficiency score
90
90
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
QWEN3-CODER-30
GROK-CODE-FAST
Chat assistant
$53.40
$240.00
RAG / long context
$108.30
$375.00
Agent / tool use
$147.60
$684.00
Efficiency score: qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct or grok-code-fast-1 cheaper?+
qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct has the lower input price — $0.07 vs $0.20 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct or grok-code-fast-1?+
Across price, speed and reliability, qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.