MODEL COMPARISON
Qwen3-32B vs Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct
Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct needs less memory: about 24 GB versus about 26 GB for Qwen3-32B, a difference of 2 GB. Qwen3-32B has one runtime in release (Ollama). Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct has one runtime in release (Ollama).
SIDE BY SIDE
| Compare | Qwen3-32B | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Memory needed | about 26 GB · Up to 32 GB | about 24 GB · Up to 32 GB |
| Recommended quant | Q4_K_M · 19.8 GB | Q4_K_M · 18.6 GB |
| llama.cpp support | Architecture listedChecked 23 Oct 2026 | Architecture listedChecked 23 Oct 2026 |
| Ollama support | ReleasedChecked 23 Oct 2026 | ReleasedChecked 23 Oct 2026 |
| LM Studio support | Upload availableChecked 23 Oct 2026 | Upload availableChecked 23 Oct 2026 |
| MLX / mlx-lm support | Upload availableChecked 23 Oct 2026 | Upload availableChecked 23 Oct 2026 |
| vLLM support | Architecture listedChecked 23 Oct 2026 | Architecture listedChecked 23 Oct 2026 |
| On Hugging Face since | 27 Apr 2025 | 31 Jul 2025 |
| License | Not recorded in this snapshot — see the model card ↗ | Not recorded in this snapshot — see the model card ↗ |
| Publisher | Qwen | Qwen |
| Downloads | 2.8M | 629.4K |
| Model page | Open Qwen3-32B ↗ | Open Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct ↗ |
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Memory needed is the same estimate shown on each model page: the recommended observed file plus 20% headroom and a 1.5 GB runtime allowance. See which setups fit →
These are estimates from observed file sizes, not benchmarks. They don’t account for long contexts or the KV cache, and fitting does not establish runtime compatibility or speed.