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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 vs Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B

Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B comes out ahead, 59 to 55 on our weighted score, though Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is 2.3× cheaper per token.

  1. Mistral AI

    Voxtral Small 24B 2507

    Released Jul 15, 2025

    55/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.10 / $0.30
    • Context33K
    Full specs Remove Voxtral Small 24B 2507
  2. 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

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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 Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (55). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 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 priceVoxtral Small 24B 2507Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.15 · Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B $0.35 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3-VL 30B-A3BQwen3-VL 30B-A3B 131,072 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsVoxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio · Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightVoxtral Small 24B 2507Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B
Price50%8972
Inputs & features30%3560
Context window20%024
Overall100%55/10059/100

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.

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 vs Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B specifications side by side
SpecificationVoxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AIQwen3-VL 30B-A3BAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.10 (best)$0.20
Output$0.30 (best)$0.80
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.15 (best)$0.35
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Mistral APIOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window32,768 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Max output32,768 tokens32,768 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0Open
API model IDvoxtral-small-latestqwen3-vl-30b-a3b
API providers7 (best)1
ReleasedJul 15, 2025Apr 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Apr 2025
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.60
  • Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B$3.60
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B?

Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B is the better all-round choice, scoring 59/100 against Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (55). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 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, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 or Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.30 output per million tokens (official Mistral 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 $0.15 per million tokens for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 versus $0.35 for Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B (2.3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has not been scored yet and Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 and Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B 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 32,768 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507. Maximum output per response: Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768, Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio; Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B accepts text and images. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Apache 2.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is the newest, released Jul 15, 2025. Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B came out Apr 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3-VL 30B-A3B Apr 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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