Compare/DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)

DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)vsQwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)

Input
$0.4/M
Output
$0.89/M
Speed
TTFT
Alibaba

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$0.97/M
Speed
102 tok/s
TTFT
0.95s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)
Benchmarks (5-7)
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.4$0.25
Output ($/M tokens)$0.89$0.97
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)$0.49
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)$0.35

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)
102 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)
0.95s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.515.6
Coding Index
16.412.7
Math Index
26.074.0
GPQA Diamond
55.7%72.6%
MMLU-Pro
75.2%79.2%
LiveCodeBench
35.9%67.9%
AIME 2025
26.0%74.0%
MATH-500
88.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
3.6%7.3%
SciCode
35.4%30.6%
IFBench
34.8%43.4%
TerminalBench
6.8%3.8%
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)5 wins
7 winsQwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) or Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.43/M tokens vs $0.63/M for DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 102 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.95s).

When should I use DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) vs Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.