Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct vs codex-mini-latest: API price and specs
Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct is 95% cheaper than codex-mini-latest on input price.
Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct is 96% cheaper than codex-mini-latest on output price.
Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct is 95% cheaper than codex-mini-latest on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
| Field | Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct | codex-mini-latest |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.07 | $1.50 +2042.9% |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.15 | $1.50 +900% |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $0.26 | $6.00 +2207.7% |
| Median output, per 1M | $0.60 | $6.00 +900% |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.12 | $2.70 +2113.1% |
| Context | 262K | — |
| Max output | 262K | — |
| Providers | 13 | 2 +84.6% |
| Regions | EU, GLOBAL, US | — |
| Accepts | text | image, text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | no | no |
| Cheapest provider | deepinfra | aihubmix |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct or codex-mini-latest?
Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct is 95% cheaper than codex-mini-latest on input price. Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct is 96% cheaper than codex-mini-latest on output price. Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct is 95% cheaper than codex-mini-latest on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Where can I use both Qwen3-Coder 30B-A3B Instruct and codex-mini-latest?
aihubmix, helicone