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Ling-2.6-1T vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct

Ling-2.6-1T (InclusionAI) and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Ling-2.6-1T holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#73 vs #183); Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct is 2.2× cheaper per output token ($0.28/1M vs $0.625/1M); and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Ling-2.6-1T if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #73 against #183 (36.0 vs 16.9 points).
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 26.6 against 13.6.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Ling-2.6-1T was listed 23 April 2026, Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct 31 July 2025.

Choose Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct if…

  • API cost matters — $0.28/1M output tokens against $0.625/1M, about 2.2× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.07/1M against $0.075/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct ships open weights while Ling-2.6-1T is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 1.

Ling-2.6-1T vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Ling-2.6-1T and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct
FieldLing-2.6-1TInclusionAIQwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructQwen
ModelCap Index position#73#183
Index score36.016.9
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.075$0.07
Output price / 1M tokens$0.625$0.28
Context window262K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens33K262K
API providers listed15
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed23 April 202631 July 2025
PublisherInclusionAIQwen

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Ling-2.6-1T vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct

Public benchmark boards where Ling-2.6-1T or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct has a published result
BoardLing-2.6-1TQwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructLeads
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis26.6intelligence-index13.6intelligence-indexLing-2.6-1T

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Ling-2.6-1T vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct: common questions

Is Ling-2.6-1T better than Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Ling-2.6-1T ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #73 against #183. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Ling-2.6-1T cheaper than Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct is cheaper on output tokens: $0.28/1M against $0.625/1M. Input tokens are $0.075/1M for Ling-2.6-1T and $0.07/1M for Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Ling-2.6-1T or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Ling-2.6-1T or Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Ling-2.6-1T and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct open-weight models?

Ling-2.6-1T: API only. Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Ling-2.6-1T and Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Ling-2.6-1T and 5 for Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Ling-2.6-1T vs Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B Instruct comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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