Model Comparison

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) vs Qwen3 30B A3BWhich is better in 2026?

Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) vs Qwen3 30B A3B — which is better?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) (by Google) and Qwen3 30B A3B (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench). Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped May 2025

Choose Qwen3 30B A3B if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 3 of 3 shared benchmarks

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench).

Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

28.6B diff

Qwen3 30B A3B has 28.6B more parameters than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview), making it 1496.9% larger.

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
1.9Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
30.5Bparameters
1.9B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
30.5B
Qwen3 30B A3B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
Input- tokens
Output- 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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 30B A3B does not.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 30B A3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is licensed under Gemma, while Qwen3 30B A3B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Gemma

Open weights

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) was released on 2025-05-20, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is 1 month newer than Qwen3 30B A3B.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

May 20, 2025

1.2 years ago

3w newer
Qwen3 30B A3B

Apr 29, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)'s training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)

Jun 2024

Qwen3 30B A3B

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Supports multimodal inputs
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3 30B A3B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Higher AIME 2025 score (70.9% vs 6.7%)
Higher GPQA score (65.8% vs 24.8%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (62.6% vs 13.2%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Qwen3 30B A3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
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Qwen3 30B A3B
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Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview)
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Qwen3 30B A3B

FAQ

Common questions about Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) vs Qwen3 30B A3B.

Which is better, Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) or Qwen3 30B A3B?

Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) 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.

How does Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) compare to Qwen3 30B A3B in benchmarks?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) scores PIQA: 78.9%, BoolQ: 76.4%, ARC-E: 75.8%, HellaSwag: 72.2%, Winogrande: 66.8%. Qwen3 30B A3B scores Arena Hard: 91.0%, AIME 2024: 80.4%, LiveBench: 74.3%, Multi-IF: 72.2%, AIME 2025: 70.9%.

What are the context window sizes for Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Qwen3 30B A3B?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) supports an unknown number of tokens and Qwen3 30B A3B supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Qwen3 30B A3B?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Gemma vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) and Qwen3 30B A3B?

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed LiteRT (Preview) is developed by Google and Qwen3 30B A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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