Compare/Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct vs Reka Flash 3

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructvsReka Flash 3

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

Alibaba

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
129 tok/s
TTFT
0.96s
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 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Lower Latency
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Benchmarks (11-1)
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructReka Flash 3
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0.8$0.8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct$0.28
Reka Flash 3$0.28

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
129 tok/s
Reka Flash 3
56 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
0.96s
Reka Flash 3
1.33s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
16.19.5
Coding Index
14.38.9
Math Index
72.333.7
GPQA Diamond
69.5%52.9%
MMLU-Pro
76.4%66.9%
LiveCodeBench
47.6%43.5%
AIME 2025
72.3%33.7%
MATH-500
89.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
6.4%5.1%
SciCode
30.8%26.7%
IFBench
33.1%30.4%
TerminalBench
6.1%0.0%
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct11 wins
1 winsReka Flash 3

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct 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?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct wins 11 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Reka Flash 3. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct generates tokens faster at 129 tok/s vs 56 tok/s. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct also has lower time-to-first-token (0.96s vs 1.33s).

When should I use Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct vs Reka Flash 3?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.