Compare/Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) vs Olmo 3 7B Instruct

Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)vsOlmo 3 7B Instruct

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

Alibaba

Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.18/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
92 tok/s
TTFT
1.00s
Allen Institute for AI

Olmo 3 7B Instruct

Input
$0.1/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Olmo 3 7B Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Olmo 3 7B Instruct
Benchmarks (7-5)
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)Olmo 3 7B Instruct
Input ($/M tokens)$0.18$0.1
Output ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)$0.20
Olmo 3 7B Instruct$0.12

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
92 tok/s
Olmo 3 7B Instruct
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)
1.00s
Olmo 3 7B Instruct

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.68.1
Coding Index
7.13.4
Math Index
24.341.3
GPQA Diamond
45.2%40.0%
MMLU-Pro
64.3%52.2%
LiveCodeBench
20.2%26.6%
AIME 2025
24.3%41.3%
MATH-500
82.8%
Humanity's Last Exam
2.8%5.8%
SciCode
16.8%10.3%
IFBench
28.6%32.8%
TerminalBench
2.3%0.0%
Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning)7 wins
5 winsOlmo 3 7B Instruct

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) or Olmo 3 7B Instruct?

Olmo 3 7B Instruct is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.13/M tokens vs $0.18/M for Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Olmo 3 7B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 92 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, Olmo 3 7B Instruct has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.00s).

When should I use Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) vs Olmo 3 7B Instruct?

Choose based on your priorities: Olmo 3 7B Instruct for lower cost, Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 8B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.