Compare/Reka Flash 3 vs Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Reka Flash 3vsQwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

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

Reka AI

Reka Flash 3

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
56 tok/s
TTFT
1.33s
Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
68 tok/s
TTFT
1.02s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (7-5)
Reka Flash 3

Pricing Comparison

MetricReka Flash 3Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0.8$0.8
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Reka Flash 3$0.28
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)$0.28

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Reka Flash 3
56 tok/s
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
68 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Reka Flash 3
1.33s
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
1.02s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
9.512.5
Coding Index
8.913.3
Math Index
33.721.7
GPQA Diamond
52.9%51.5%
MMLU-Pro
66.9%71.0%
LiveCodeBench
43.5%32.2%
AIME 2025
33.7%21.7%
MATH-500
89.3%86.3%
Humanity's Last Exam
5.1%4.6%
SciCode
26.7%26.4%
IFBench
30.4%31.9%
TerminalBench
0.0%6.8%
Reka Flash 37 wins
5 winsQwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Reka Flash 3 or Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Reka Flash 3 wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 68 tok/s vs 56 tok/s. However, Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (1.02s vs 1.33s).

When should I use Reka Flash 3 vs Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Reka Flash 3 for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.