Compare/Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) vs Reka Flash 3

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)vsReka Flash 3

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

Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
68 tok/s
TTFT
1.02s
Reka AI

Reka Flash 3

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
56 tok/s
TTFT
1.33s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (5-7)
Reka Flash 3

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)Reka Flash 3
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 3$0.28

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
68 tok/s
Reka Flash 3
56 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
1.02s
Reka Flash 3
1.33s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
12.59.5
Coding Index
13.38.9
Math Index
21.733.7
GPQA Diamond
51.5%52.9%
MMLU-Pro
71.0%66.9%
LiveCodeBench
32.2%43.5%
AIME 2025
21.7%33.7%
MATH-500
86.3%89.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.6%5.1%
SciCode
26.4%26.7%
IFBench
31.9%30.4%
TerminalBench
6.8%0.0%
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)5 wins
7 winsReka Flash 3

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) or Reka Flash 3?

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

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Reka Flash 3 wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning). 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 68 tok/s vs 56 tok/s. Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.02s vs 1.33s).

When should I use Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) vs Reka Flash 3?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Reka Flash 3 for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.