Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5 · qwen/qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct
As of October 31, 2026, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.0007 per million input tokens and $0.0028 per million output, versus $0.7610 / $3.80 for Claude Sonnet 5.5, about 100% less when output is 3 tokens for every input token. These are the median prices buyers paid over the last 24 hours. Both work with one OpenAI-compatible key and UberLLM adds no fee. Choose Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct to cut cost; choose Claude Sonnet 5.5 when context size wins. Claude Sonnet 5.5 carries the larger context window (1,000,000 vs 256,000 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct, side by side
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.7610 | $0.0007 |
| Price · output / 1M | $3.80 | $0.0028 |
| Context length | 1,000,000 | 256,000 |
| Max output tokens | 128,000 | 16,000 |
| Input modalities | text, image, file | text |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | Yes | — |
| Reasoning | Yes | — |
| % off list | 62% off | 99% off |
| First token, median (7 days) | 2.9 s (134 requests) | — |
Median prices buyers paid on UberLLM over the last 24 hours. No UberLLM fee on requests; adding credit by card costs 5.5% + $0.50. Updated October 31, 2026. A price more than 70% below list is what buyers were billed, not an error. Why so cheap?
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct — FAQ
Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct cheaper?
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 100%. A request costs what its provider charged, UberLLM adds no fee, and every request is listed with its cost in Activity.
What's the price difference between Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?
Claude Sonnet 5.5: $0.7610 in / $3.80 out per 1M tokens. Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct: $0.0007 in / $0.0028 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 100% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct with one API?
Yes. Both are served through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint — set the base URL to https://api.uberllm.dev/v1 and your UberLLM key, then switch between them by changing the model id. Anthropic SDKs work via https://api.uberllm.dev/v1/messages.