Compare/Reka Flash (Sep '24) vs Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)

Reka Flash (Sep '24)vsQwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)

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

Reka AI

Reka Flash (Sep '24)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
86 tok/s
TTFT
1.76s
Alibaba

Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.235/M
Output
$0.82/M
Speed
65 tok/s
TTFT
1.16s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Reka Flash (Sep '24)
Faster (tok/s)
Reka Flash (Sep '24)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (0-12)
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricReka Flash (Sep '24)Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.235
Output ($/M tokens)$0.8$0.82
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Reka Flash (Sep '24)$0.28
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)$0.32

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Reka Flash (Sep '24)
86 tok/s
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
65 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Reka Flash (Sep '24)
1.76s
Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)
1.16s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
12.012.8
Coding Index
12.4
Math Index
58.0
GPQA Diamond
47.0%
MMLU-Pro
67.5%
LiveCodeBench
28.0%
AIME 2025
58.0%
MATH-500
52.9%87.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.2%
SciCode
26.5%
IFBench
23.9%
TerminalBench
5.3%
Reka Flash (Sep '24)0 wins
12 winsQwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Reka Flash (Sep '24) or Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)?

Reka Flash (Sep '24) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.35/M tokens vs $0.38/M for Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) wins 12 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Reka Flash (Sep '24). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Reka Flash (Sep '24) generates tokens faster at 86 tok/s vs 65 tok/s. However, Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (1.16s vs 1.76s).

When should I use Reka Flash (Sep '24) vs Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Reka Flash (Sep '24) for lower cost, Qwen3 14B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Reka Flash (Sep '24) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.