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GPT-5.4 Nano vs Qwen3 30B A3B

List-price comparison · GPT-5.4 Nano details · Qwen3 30B A3B details

For a typical workload (100,000 requests / mo), Qwen3 30B A3B costs 54% less $34.40/mo vs $74.00/mo.

 GPT-5.4 NanoQwen3 30B A3B
Input / 1M tokens$0.200$0.120
Output / 1M tokens$1.25$0.500
Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out)$0.0007$0.0003
Context window400k tokens131,072 tokens
Max output128k tokens16,384 tokens
TierFlashFlash
ProviderOpenAIQwen

Projected monthly cost

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GPT-5.4 Nano

Cheapest OpenAI option for high-throughput classification, tagging, and routing — ideal as a first-pass filter before a stronger model.

Limited reasoning depth means it should be treated as a triage layer, not a final answer source, for anything business-critical.

Qwen3 30B A3B

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