Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.
| Metric | Reka Flash 3 | Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Input ($/M tokens) | $0.2 | $0.2 |
| Output ($/M tokens) | $0.8 | $0.8 |
Verdict. Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct takes the aggregate benchmark matchup 1–0 across 1 categories. Real workloads usually care about a handful of specific tasks — see the per-benchmark table above.
Pricing. Both models sit in the budget bracket for output-token pricing. At 1.0× the per-million-token cost, Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct is meaningfully cheaper if your traffic is output-heavy (long completions, document generation, agent loops). Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct makes more sense when output volume is low and absolute reasoning quality justifies the premium.
Strengths. Reka Flash 3 is strongest on Intelligence Index (3.7). Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct leads on Intelligence Index (8.9).
Speed. Speed data is incomplete for this pair; benchmark and price should decide.
Provider. Reka AI and Alibaba sell to overlapping but distinct developer audiences: Reka AI tends to ship frontier reasoning models with premium positioning, while Alibaba often prices more aggressively. Your existing vendor relationships, billing, and SLA preferences may matter as much as the raw numbers above.
Workload cost. Workload scenarios (per million requests at 30M input + 15M output tokens): Reka Flash 3 costs $18.00 ($216/year); Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct costs $18.00 ($216/year). At a smaller 5M-input/2M-output scale (single-developer tool or prototype): Reka Flash 3 ≈ $2.60/run, Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct ≈ $2.60/run. At agent/realtime scale (200M input / 100M output per million requests): Reka Flash 3 ≈ $120/run, Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct ≈ $120/run.
Recommendation. Both models have legitimate use cases — the right answer depends on whether you are optimizing for benchmark ceiling, latency, or unit cost. Start with the cheaper / faster model, evaluate against your specific task, and only switch if the upgrade shows a meaningful lift.
Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks
Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.
Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct wins 1 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Reka Flash 3. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.
Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct generates tokens faster at 142 tok/s vs — tok/s. However, Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct has lower time-to-first-token (1.87s vs —s).
Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.