Compare/Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) vs Llama 4 Maverick

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)vsLlama 4 Maverick

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

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Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.25/M
Output
$0.97/M
Speed
103 tok/s
TTFT
0.92s
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Llama 4 Maverick

Input
$0.31/M
Output
$0.91/M
Speed
127 tok/s
TTFT
0.48s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Llama 4 Maverick
Lower Latency
Llama 4 Maverick
Benchmarks (6-6)
Tie

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)Llama 4 Maverick
Input ($/M tokens)$0.25$0.31
Output ($/M tokens)$0.97$0.91
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)$0.35
Llama 4 Maverick$0.40

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)
103 tok/s
Llama 4 Maverick
127 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)
0.92s
Llama 4 Maverick
0.48s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.618.4
Coding Index
12.715.6
Math Index
74.019.3
GPQA Diamond
72.6%67.1%
MMLU-Pro
79.2%80.9%
LiveCodeBench
67.9%39.7%
AIME 2025
74.0%19.3%
MATH-500
88.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
7.3%4.8%
SciCode
30.6%33.1%
IFBench
43.4%43.0%
TerminalBench
3.8%6.8%
Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning)6 wins
6 winsLlama 4 Maverick

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) or Llama 4 Maverick?

Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.43/M tokens vs $0.49/M for Llama 4 Maverick.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

It's a tie — both models win 6 benchmarks each across 12 evaluated categories. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Llama 4 Maverick generates tokens faster at 127 tok/s vs 103 tok/s. However, Llama 4 Maverick has lower time-to-first-token (0.48s vs 0.92s).

When should I use Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) vs Llama 4 Maverick?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 Omni 30B A3B (Reasoning) for lower cost, both perform similarly on benchmarks, and Llama 4 Maverick for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.