Deployment guide

Cheapest way to deploy Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct in 2026

9 providers compared. API token-pricing, dedicated capacity, and rented GPU costs side-by-side, normalized to monthly cost.

Cheapest API

$0.070 / 1M input tokens

at OVHcloud

Cheapest GPU rental

$0.55 / hour

at Azure on RTX PRO 6000

9 providers compared

ProviderRegionQuantizationSource
OVHcloud
Francefp8262k$0.070$0.260Source ↗
AWS
Multiple regions$0.150$0.600Source ↗
Scaleway
France128k$0.234$0.936Source ↗

API vs. GPU rental

The crossover point at which renting a GPU full-time becomes cheaper than paying per token: ~80M tokens/day.

Monthly cost vs. daily token volume — OVHcloud API vs. Azure GPU rental for Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-InstructAPI cost (blue line) scales linearly with token volume; GPU rental (green line) is a flat ~$396 per month. They cross at roughly 80M tokens/day, the break-even point.$0$2.0k$4.0k10k100k1M10M100M1BBreak-even · 80M/dayAPI (OVHcloud)GPU (Azure)Tokens per day (log scale)Monthly cost (USD)

Top 5 cheapest for your workload

Adjust the assumptions below — token volume, input/output ratio, days and hours of usage — to see how the cheapest options shift.

Your workload

Tokens vol.
1M1B
Input / Output
100% Input100% Output
Active days / mo
1 day30 days
Active hours / day
1 hr24 hrs
Cache hit rate
0%100%
Batch APIs
RankProviderPricingHardwareMonthly
#1
OVHcloud
API$333
#2
Azure
GPU · On-demandRTX PRO 6000$396
#3
Verda
GPU · On-demandRTX A6000$706
#4
AWS
API$765
#5
Verda
GPU · On-demandV100$792

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Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct at a glance

VRAM (native precision)
62 GB
Parameters
30.5321B
Native precision
bf16
Context length
License
apache-2.0
Knowledge cutoff
Modalities
text, code
Access type
Open source
EU developed
Origin country

A second opinion on the data

Hardware footprint

Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct is a 30.5321B-parameter model that needs 62 GB VRAM at bf16 when self-hosted at native precision (fits a single H100-80GB or A100-80GB). Quantization to int8 typically halves the VRAM requirement; int4 quarters it, at modest accuracy cost. 9 GPU rental providers in nfer's index currently offer hardware that fits this model at native precision.

Cheapest path today

For Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct: The cheapest API offering is OVHcloud at $0.07/1M input + $0.26/1M output tokens. The cheapest GPU rental that fits the model is Azure on RTX PRO 6000 at $0.55/hour. The break-even point between paying per token and renting a GPU depends on your daily volume — see the chart above.

Licensing and fit

Released under the apache-2.0 license, Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct ships with a context length not specified; open-source weights are publicly available.

Common questions

  • What's the cheapest way to host Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct?
    The cheapest API option for Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct in nfer's index is OVHcloud at $0.070/1M input + $0.260/1M output tokens. For self-hosted workloads, the cheapest GPU rental that fits is Azure on RTX PRO 6000 at $0.55/hour. The right choice depends on your daily token volume — see the break-even chart on this page.
  • How much VRAM does Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct need?
    Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct 62 GB at native precision; roughly 31 GB at int8 and 16 GB at int4. Native precision is bf16. Quantization roughly halves (int8) or quarters (int4) the VRAM footprint at modest accuracy cost.
  • Can I use Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct commercially?
    Yes — released under the apache-2.0 license, which permits commercial use.
  • What's the difference between API and GPU rental for Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct?
    Token-priced API providers (like OVHcloud) bill per million input/output tokens — best for low or bursty volume. Renting a GPU (e.g. Azure at $0.55/hour) is a flat ~$396.00/month regardless of usage — better economics once you sustain enough tokens per day to justify the fixed cost. The break-even chart on this page shows the exact crossover point.
  • Is Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct available with EU data residency?
    Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct is not a European-developed model. 3 EU-owned providers offer hosting in nfer's index — filter on EU sovereignty in the comparator to see them.

Prices last updated · 2026-04-30