Compare/Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct vs Reka Flash (Sep '24)

Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 InstructvsReka Flash (Sep '24)

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

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Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
45 tok/s
TTFT
1.00s
Reka AI

Reka Flash (Sep '24)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
85 tok/s
TTFT
1.24s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Reka Flash (Sep '24)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct
Benchmarks (12-0)
Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 30B A3B 2507 InstructReka Flash (Sep '24)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0.8$0.8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct$0.28
Reka Flash (Sep '24)$0.28

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct
45 tok/s
Reka Flash (Sep '24)
85 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct
1.00s
Reka Flash (Sep '24)
1.24s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.012.0
Coding Index
14.2
Math Index
66.3
GPQA Diamond
65.9%
MMLU-Pro
77.7%
LiveCodeBench
51.5%
AIME 2025
66.3%
MATH-500
97.5%52.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
6.8%
SciCode
30.4%
IFBench
33.1%
TerminalBench
6.1%
Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct12 wins
0 winsReka Flash (Sep '24)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct or Reka Flash (Sep '24)?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Reka Flash (Sep '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Reka Flash (Sep '24) generates tokens faster at 85 tok/s vs 45 tok/s. Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (1.00s vs 1.24s).

When should I use Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct vs Reka Flash (Sep '24)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and Reka Flash (Sep '24) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.