MercuryvsQwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 is cheaper than Mercury at $0.2/M vs $10/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $10/M tokens | $0.2/M tokens |
| Output price | $10/M tokens | $0.8/M tokens |
| Context window | 32K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Weights | — | Open |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Jun 2025 | Jul 2025 |
Our Verdict
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
MercuryRunner-up
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 costs 13x less per token.
Slight edge
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Mercury
Input
$10.00
Output
$10.00
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
Input
$0.20
50× cheaper
Output
$0.80
13× cheaper
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 is cheaper on both: 50× input, 13× output.
Where to run it
4 hosts, cheapest first
Mercury
No hosts listed on OpenRouter.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
43%
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 uses 39.7x more emoji
Mercury
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
60%Vocabulary55%
31wSentence Length19w
0.78Hedging0.46
4.1Bold6.4
2.8Lists3.9
0.03Emoji1.10
0.88Headings0.86
0.06Transitions0.14
Based on 26 + 28 text responses
Research
What we learned reading every model
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