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GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen3 30B A3B

GPT-4 Turbo (OpenAI) and Qwen3 30B A3B (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 9 September 2026

As of 9 September 2026, Qwen3 30B A3B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#136 vs #139); Qwen3 30B A3B is 60× cheaper per output token ($0.50/1M vs $30.00/1M); Qwen3 30B A3B offers the longer context window (131K vs 128K tokens); and Qwen3 30B A3B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose GPT-4 Turbo if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which GPT-4 Turbo leads Qwen3 30B A3B for this pair.

Choose Qwen3 30B A3B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #136 against #139 (27.8 vs 25.5 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.50/1M output tokens against $30.00/1M, about 60× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.12/1M against $10.00/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 131K tokens against 128K.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 30B A3B ships open weights while GPT-4 Turbo is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 1.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1386 against 1347.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3 30B A3B was listed 28 April 2025, GPT-4 Turbo 9 April 2024.

GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen3 30B A3B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of GPT-4 Turbo and Qwen3 30B A3B
FieldGPT-4 TurboOpenAIQwen3 30B A3BQwen
ModelCap Index position#139#136
Index score25.527.8
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$10.00$0.12
Output price / 1M tokens$30.00$0.50
Context window128K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens4K16K
API providers listed12
Weight accessAPI onlyOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed9 April 202428 April 2025
PublisherOpenAIQwen

Evidence: 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Public benchmark boards where GPT-4 Turbo or Qwen3 30B A3B has a published result
BoardGPT-4 TurboQwen3 30B A3BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13471340–135413861377–1395Qwen3 30B A3B
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis3.1%hle:may-2025:text-only-2158:no-tools:pass-at-1:source-model="GPT-4 Turbo":reasoning=false—Only one result

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

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GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen3 30B A3B: common questions

Is GPT-4 Turbo better than Qwen3 30B A3B?

Qwen3 30B A3B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 9 September 2026: #136 against #139. 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. Their published uncertainty intervals overlap, so the rank difference alone does not establish a reliable capability advantage for your workload.

Is GPT-4 Turbo cheaper than Qwen3 30B A3B?

Qwen3 30B A3B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.50/1M against $30.00/1M. Input tokens are $10.00/1M for GPT-4 Turbo and $0.12/1M for Qwen3 30B A3B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens. For 1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each (2M input + 0.5M output), the listed-rate estimate is $35.00 for GPT-4 Turbo versus $0.49 for Qwen3 30B A3B. Qwen3 30B A3B costs 98.6% less in this scenario. This excludes caching, batch discounts, prompt-length tiers, tool charges and retries; verify the selected endpoint before budgeting.

Which has the bigger context window, GPT-4 Turbo or Qwen3 30B A3B?

Qwen3 30B A3B has the larger context window: 131K tokens against 128K.

Which is better for coding, GPT-4 Turbo or Qwen3 30B A3B?

Arena coding: GPT-4 Turbo 1347, Qwen3 30B A3B 1386 — Qwen3 30B A3B leads.

Are GPT-4 Turbo and Qwen3 30B A3B open-weight models?

GPT-4 Turbo: API only. Qwen3 30B A3B: 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 GPT-4 Turbo and Qwen3 30B A3B?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for GPT-4 Turbo and 2 for Qwen3 30B A3B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this GPT-4 Turbo vs Qwen3 30B A3B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 9 September 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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