Kimi K2 Instruct vs Qwen3 30B A3B Comparison

Comparing Kimi K2 Instruct and Qwen3 30B A3B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

4 benchmarks

Kimi K2 Instruct outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveBench), while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 2 benchmarks (AIME 2024, AIME 2025).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3 30B A3B costs less

For input processing, Kimi K2 Instruct ($0.50/1M tokens) is 5.0x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Kimi K2 Instruct ($0.50/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Kimi K2 Instruct 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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Kimi K2 Instruct

Input tokens$0.50

Output tokens$0.50

Best providerFireworks

Qwen3 30B A3B

Input tokens$0.10

Output tokens$0.30

Best providerDeepinfra

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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

969.5B diff

Kimi K2 Instruct has 969.5B more parameters than Qwen3 30B A3B, making it 3178.7% larger.

Kimi K2 Instruct

1000.0Bparameters

Qwen3 30B A3B

30.5Bparameters

1000.0B

Kimi K2 Instruct

30.5B

Qwen3 30B A3B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Kimi K2 Instruct accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3 30B A3B's 128,000 tokens. Kimi K2 Instruct can generate longer responses up to 200,000 tokens, while Qwen3 30B A3B is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Kimi K2 Instruct

Input200,000 tokens

Output200,000 tokens

Qwen3 30B A3B

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi K2 Instruct is licensed under MIT, while Qwen3 30B A3B uses Apache 2.0.

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

Kimi K2 Instruct

MIT

Open weights

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K2 Instruct was released on 2025-07-11, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.

Kimi K2 Instruct is 2 months newer than Qwen3 30B A3B.

Kimi K2 Instruct

Jul 11, 2025

8 months ago

2mo newer

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apr 29, 2025

10 months ago

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

Kimi K2 Instruct is available from Fireworks, Novita. Qwen3 30B A3B is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Fireworks. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.