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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B vs Solar Pro 2

Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B comes out ahead, 59 to 52 on our weighted score, though Solar Pro 2 is 29% cheaper per token.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B

    Released Apr 2025

    59/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $0.80
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B

  2. Upstage

    Solar Pro 2

    Released May 20, 2025

    52/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.25 / $0.25
    • Context66K
    Full specs Remove Solar Pro 2

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01 — Verdict

Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B is our pick

Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against Solar Pro 2 (52). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Solar Pro 2 wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceSolar Pro 2Solar Pro 2 $0.25 · Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B $0.35 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3-VL 30B-A3BQwen3-VL 30B-A3B 131,072 · Solar Pro 2 65,536 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3-VL 30B-A3BQwen3-VL 30B-A3B: Text, Images · Solar Pro 2: Text
  • Self-hostingQwen3-VL 30B-A3BPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3-VL 30B-A3BSolar Pro 2
Price50%7278
Inputs & features30%6035
Context window20%2412
Overall100%59/10052/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B vs Solar Pro 2 specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3-VL 30B-A3BAlibaba (Qwen)Solar Pro 2Upstage
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.20 (best)$0.25
Output$0.80$0.25 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.35$0.25 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial Upstage API
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens (best)65,536 tokens
Max output32,768 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesYesminimal · high
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDqwen3-vl-30b-a3bsolar-pro2
API providers12 (best)
ReleasedApr 2025May 20, 2025
Knowledge cutoffApr 2025Mar 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B$3.60
  • Solar Pro 2$3.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B or Solar Pro 2?

Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against Solar Pro 2 (52). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Solar Pro 2 wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B or Solar Pro 2?

Solar Pro 2 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.25 output per million tokens (official Upstage API price). Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B costs $0.20 input / $0.80 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.25 per million tokens for Solar Pro 2 versus $0.35 for Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B (1.4× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B has not been scored yet and Solar Pro 2 has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B and Solar Pro 2 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 65,536 for Solar Pro 2. Maximum output per response: Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B up to 32,768, Solar Pro 2 up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B accepts text and images; Solar Pro 2 accepts text. Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Solar Pro 2 is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Solar Pro 2 is the newest, released May 20, 2025. Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B came out Apr 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B Apr 2025, Solar Pro 2 Mar 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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