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Qwen3 30B A3B vs ContextPilot 14B

Qwen3 30B A3B (Qwen) and ContextPilot 14B (Tencent) 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 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Qwen3 30B A3B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#111 vs #113); and Qwen3 30B A3B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3 30B A3B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #111 against #113 (24.0 vs 23.2 points).
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 30B A3B ships open weights while ContextPilot 14B is restricted license.
  • you want provider choice — 2 listed API providers against 0.

Choose ContextPilot 14B if…

  • you want the more recently listed model — ContextPilot 14B was listed 27 August 2026, Qwen3 30B A3B 28 April 2025.

Qwen3 30B A3B vs ContextPilot 14B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3 30B A3B and ContextPilot 14B
FieldQwen3 30B A3BQwenContextPilot 14BTencent
ModelCap Index position#111#113
Index score24.023.2
EvidenceMeasuredInherited
Input price / 1M tokens$0.12Unlisted
Output price / 1M tokens$0.50Unlisted
Context window131K tokens— tokens
Max output tokens16K—
API providers listed20
Weight accessOpen weightsRestricted license
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed28 April 202527 August 2026
PublisherQwenTencent

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

Benchmark scores: Qwen3 30B A3B vs ContextPilot 14B

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3 30B A3B or ContextPilot 14B has a published result
BoardQwen3 30B A3BContextPilot 14BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13861377–1395—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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Qwen3 30B A3B vs ContextPilot 14B: common questions

Is Qwen3 30B A3B better than ContextPilot 14B?

Qwen3 30B A3B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #111 against #113. 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 Qwen3 30B A3B cheaper than ContextPilot 14B?

At least one of the two has no listed API price on ModelCap right now, so no price comparison is made.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3 30B A3B or ContextPilot 14B?

Both publish a 131K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3 30B A3B or ContextPilot 14B?

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 Qwen3 30B A3B and ContextPilot 14B open-weight models?

Qwen3 30B A3B: Open weights. ContextPilot 14B: Restricted license. 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 Qwen3 30B A3B and ContextPilot 14B?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Qwen3 30B A3B and 0 for ContextPilot 14B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3 30B A3B vs ContextPilot 14B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 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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