# Kronos vs Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct (slim)

> Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct and Kronos score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 55.7 and 55.2 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct and Kronos score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 55.7 (C) and 55.2 (C). Kronos leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Kronos: C 55.2, rank #86 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kronos.min.md
- Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct: C 55.7, rank #82 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct.min.md
- Kronos, good for Agents that need a quick local forecast or synthetic sample of a candlestick series on modest hardware, for research or as one input among others. Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 61 against 31.
- Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for Coding agents and local coding tools that want a fast, capable open model on one 24 GB GPU or a 32 GB Mac, with a plain licence. Ahead on Reach, 90 against 55; Risk, 55 against 50; Agent interface, 75 against 60.

| Category | Kronos | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 90 |
| Risk (20%) | 50 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 61 | 31 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Kronos | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Yu Shi (shiyu-coder, NeoQuasar), Tsinghua University | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-04-13 | 2025-12-03 |
| Popularity | 43k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.8/5 (4) |