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Updated Aug 2025

GPT-5 MinivsQwen3 30B A3B

Qwen3 30B A3B is cheaper than GPT-5 Mini at $0/M vs $0.25/M input tokens.

GPT-5 Mini and Qwen3 30B A3B compared across 55 shared prompts
SpecGPT-5 MiniQwen3 30B A3B
Input price$0.25/M tokensFree
Output price$2/M tokensFree
Context window—41K tokens
WeightsClosedOpen
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2025Apr 2025
Our Verdict
GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 Mini
Qwen3 30B A3B
Qwen3 30B A3B

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-5 Mini
Input
$0.25
Output
$2.00
Qwen3 30B A3B
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Where to run it

4 hosts, cheapest first

GPT-5 Mini2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$0.25 in·$2.00 out·400k·100% upOpenAI$0.25 in·$2.00 out·400k·99.9% up
Qwen3 30B A3B2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp8$0.12 in·$0.50 out·41k·99.8% upAlibaba Cloud$0.13 in·$0.52 out·131k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 11 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
25%

Qwen3 30B A3B uses 692.4x more bold

GPT-5 Mini
Qwen3 30B A3B
62%Vocabulary56%
22wSentence Length17w
0.21Hedging0.67
0.0Bold6.9
3.8Lists3.9
0.00Emoji0.43
0.00Headings0.87
0.04Transitions0.14
Based on 21 + 28 text responses
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