Compare/Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) vs Reka Flash (Sep '24)

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)vsReka Flash (Sep '24)

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

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Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
68 tok/s
TTFT
1.02s
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 (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (12-0)
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)Reka 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 (Non-reasoning)$0.28
Reka Flash (Sep '24)$0.28

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
68 tok/s
Reka Flash (Sep '24)
85 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
1.02s
Reka Flash (Sep '24)
1.24s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
12.512.0
Coding Index
13.3
Math Index
21.7
GPQA Diamond
51.5%
MMLU-Pro
71.0%
LiveCodeBench
32.2%
AIME 2025
21.7%
MATH-500
86.3%52.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.6%
SciCode
26.4%
IFBench
31.9%
TerminalBench
6.8%
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)12 wins
0 winsReka Flash (Sep '24)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) 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 (Non-reasoning) 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 68 tok/s. Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.02s vs 1.24s).

When should I use Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) vs Reka Flash (Sep '24)?

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