Model Comparison

Command R+ vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Comparing Command R+ and Qwen3 30B A3B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Command R+ and Qwen3 30B A3B don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3 30B A3B costs less

For input processing, Command R+ ($0.25/1M tokens) is 2.5x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens) is 3.3x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Command R+ is more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Apr 17 2026 • llm-stats.com
Cohere
Command R+
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerCohere
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

73.5B diff

Command R+ has 73.5B more parameters than Qwen3 30B A3B, making it 241.0% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
30.5Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
30.5B
Qwen3 30B A3B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Both models have the same input context window of 128,000 tokens. Both models can generate responses up to 128,000 tokens.

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Qwen3 30B A3B uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.

Qwen3 30B A3B is 8 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.6 years ago

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apr 29, 2025

11 months ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Command R+ is available from Cohere, Bedrock. Qwen3 30B A3B is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Fireworks.

Command R+

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Cohere
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.00/1M
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AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M

Qwen3 30B A3B

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Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.44/1M
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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 30B A3B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Cohere
Command R+
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B

FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Command R+ (Cohere) and Qwen3 30B A3B (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. Qwen3 30B A3B scores Arena Hard: 91.0%, AIME 2024: 80.4%, LiveBench: 74.3%, Multi-IF: 72.2%, AIME 2025: 70.9%.
Qwen3 30B A3B is 2.5x cheaper for input tokens. Command R+ costs $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output via cohere. Qwen3 30B A3B costs $0.10/M input and $0.30/M output via deepinfra.
Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Qwen3 30B A3B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.10/M), licensing (CC BY-NC vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Command R+ is developed by Cohere and Qwen3 30B A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.