# Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct vs SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview (slim)

> Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct scores 55.7 (C) to SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview's 46.8 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct scores 55.7 (C) on agent readiness against SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview's 46.8 (D), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct: C 55.7, rank #119 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct.min.md
- SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview: D 46.8, rank #155 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sensenova-loop-9b-preview.min.md
- Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for Coding agents and local coding tools that want an open model on one 24 GB GPU or a 32 GB Mac, with a plain licence. Ahead on Reach, 90 against 40; Risk, 55 against 50; Agent interface, 75 against 60.
- SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview, good for Researchers who want to study or fine-tune a looped transformer, more than agents that need a model to call today Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 44 against 31.

| Category | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct | SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 40 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 31 | 44 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct | SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Alibaba (Qwen team) | SenseTime (SenseNova) |
| Last release | 2025-12-03 | 2026-11-02 |
| Terms last updated | no document linked | not read yet |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct +50: Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct 90 (Memory 25 of 30, LM Studio's MLX 4-bit build is 17.2 GB and Ollama's 4-bit build 19 GB, 21 to 23 GB with a fifth added, which fits 24 GB.); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 40 (Memory 15, the only build is the safetensors set, 38.14 GB with its MTP head, since the Hub counts 9.41B of its parameters in F32. Runtimes 0, none of the six r…)
- Agent interface, Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct +15: Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct 75 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository.); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 60 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository (7,756 characters).)
- Documentation and upkeep, SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview +13: Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct 31 (Model card 11 of 20, intended use, architecture, parameters and context are there, but limitations, languages and a knowledge cut-off aren't.); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 44 (Model card 14, Intended use, the architecture, the parameter counts, the training context and the languages (in the metadata) are on the card.)
- Risk, Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct +5: Qwen3-Coder-30B-A3B-Instruct 55 (File safety 25, safetensors weights, and the shipped parser script runs neither to load the model nor to build prompts.); SenseNova-Loop-9B-Preview 50 (File safety 15, safetensors only, no .bin, .pt or .pth files (25).)