Compare/Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct vs DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B InstructvsDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)

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

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Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$0.97/M
Speed
108 tok/s
TTFT
0.86s
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)

Input
$0.4/M
Output
$0.89/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct
Lower Latency
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)
Benchmarks (5-7)
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 Omni 30B A3B InstructDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.25$0.4
Output ($/M tokens)$0.97$0.89
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct$0.35
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)$0.49

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct
108 tok/s
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct
0.86s
DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
10.716.5
Coding Index
7.216.4
Math Index
52.326.0
GPQA Diamond
62.0%55.7%
MMLU-Pro
72.5%75.2%
LiveCodeBench
42.2%35.9%
AIME 2025
52.3%26.0%
MATH-500
88.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.1%3.6%
SciCode
18.6%35.4%
IFBench
31.2%34.8%
TerminalBench
1.5%6.8%
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct5 wins
7 winsDeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct or DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.43/M tokens vs $0.63/M for DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct generates tokens faster at 108 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 0.86s).

When should I use Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct vs DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct for lower cost, DeepSeek V3 (Dec '24) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B Instruct for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.