Model Comparison

Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Gemini 2.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3 30B A3B is 5.7x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Flash outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2024, AIME 2025, GPQA), while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Gemini 2.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3 30B A3B costs less

For input processing, Gemini 2.5 Flash ($0.30/1M tokens) is 3.0x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 2.5 Flash ($2.50/1M tokens) is 8.3x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 2.5 Flash is more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$2.50
Best providerGoogle
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerDeepinfra
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 2.5 Flash accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Qwen3 30B A3B's 128,000 tokens. Qwen3 30B A3B can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Gemini 2.5 Flash is limited to 65,536 tokens.

Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 2.5 Flash supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 30B A3B does not.

Gemini 2.5 Flash can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 30B A3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 2.5 Flash is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3 30B A3B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.5 Flash was released on 2025-05-20, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.

Gemini 2.5 Flash is 1 month newer than Qwen3 30B A3B.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

May 20, 2025

10 months ago

3w newer
Qwen3 30B A3B

Apr 29, 2025

11 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Flash has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Flash's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

Jan 2025

Qwen3 30B A3B

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Provider Availability

Gemini 2.5 Flash is available from Google. Qwen3 30B A3B is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Fireworks.

Gemini 2.5 Flash

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.50/1M

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

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher AIME 2024 score (88.0% vs 80.4%)
Higher AIME 2025 score (72.0% vs 70.9%)
Higher GPQA score (82.8% vs 65.8%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 30B A3B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
GoogleGemini 2.5 Flash
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen TeamQwen3 30B A3B
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Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Flash vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Gemini 2.5 Flash significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Flash is made by Google and Qwen3 30B A3B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 2.5 Flash scores Global-MMLU-Lite: 88.4%, AIME 2024: 88.0%, FACTS Grounding: 85.3%, GPQA: 82.8%, MMMU: 79.7%. 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 3.0x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash costs $0.30/M input and $2.50/M output via google. Qwen3 30B A3B costs $0.10/M input and $0.30/M output via deepinfra.
Gemini 2.5 Flash supports 1.0M 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 context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.30 vs $0.10/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 2.5 Flash is developed by Google and Qwen3 30B A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.