Grok-3 vs Qwen3 30B A3B Comparison
Comparing Grok-3 and Qwen3 30B A3B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Grok-3 outperforms in 4 benchmarks (AIME 2024, AIME 2025, GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 0 benchmarks.
Grok-3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, Grok-3 ($3.00/1M tokens) is 30.0x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.10/1M tokens).
For output processing, Grok-3 ($15.00/1M tokens) is 50.0x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.30/1M tokens).
In conclusion, Grok-3 is more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B.*
* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Both models have the same input context window of 128,000 tokens. Qwen3 30B A3B can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Grok-3 is limited to 8,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Grok-3 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 30B A3B does not.
Grok-3 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
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License
Usage and distribution terms
Grok-3 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.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Grok-3 was released on 2025-02-17, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.
Qwen3 30B A3B is 2 months newer than Grok-3.
Feb 17, 2025
1.1 years ago
Apr 29, 2025
10 months ago
2mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Grok-3 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Grok-3's training data extends to 2024-11-17, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date.
Nov 2024
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Provider Availability
Grok-3 is available from xAI. Qwen3 30B A3B is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Fireworks. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3 30B A3B
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