Compare/Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) vs Gemma 3 12B Instruct

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)vsGemma 3 12B Instruct

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

Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.08/M
Output
$0.29/M
Speed
66 tok/s
TTFT
1.30s
Google

Gemma 3 12B Instruct

Input
$0.09/M
Output
$0.29/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Gemma 3 12B Instruct
Benchmarks (10-2)
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)Gemma 3 12B Instruct
Input ($/M tokens)$0.08$0.09
Output ($/M tokens)$0.29$0.29
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)$0.11
Gemma 3 12B Instruct$0.12

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
66 tok/s
Gemma 3 12B Instruct
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
1.30s
Gemma 3 12B Instruct

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
12.58.8
Coding Index
13.36.3
Math Index
21.718.3
GPQA Diamond
51.5%34.9%
MMLU-Pro
71.0%59.5%
LiveCodeBench
32.2%13.7%
AIME 2025
21.7%18.3%
MATH-500
86.3%85.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.6%4.8%
SciCode
26.4%17.4%
IFBench
31.9%36.7%
TerminalBench
6.8%0.8%
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)10 wins
2 winsGemma 3 12B Instruct

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) or Gemma 3 12B Instruct?

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.13/M tokens vs $0.14/M for Gemma 3 12B Instruct.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) wins 10 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Gemma 3 12B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 66 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Gemma 3 12B Instruct has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.30s).

When should I use Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) vs Gemma 3 12B Instruct?

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