Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 vs Qwen3 30B A3B Comparison

Comparing Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 and Qwen3 30B A3B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

2 benchmarks

Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, GPQA), while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 significantly outperforms across most 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-Thinking-0905 ($0.47/1M tokens) is 4.7x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 ($2.00/1M tokens) is 6.7x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 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-Thinking-0905

Input tokens$0.47

Output tokens$2.00

Best providerDeepinfra

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-Thinking-0905 has 969.5B more parameters than Qwen3 30B A3B, making it 3178.7% larger.

Kimi K2-Thinking-0905

1000.0Bparameters

Qwen3 30B A3B

30.5Bparameters

1000.0B

Kimi K2-Thinking-0905

30.5B

Qwen3 30B A3B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Qwen3 30B A3B's 128,000 tokens. Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 can generate longer responses up to 262,144 tokens, while Qwen3 30B A3B is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Kimi K2-Thinking-0905

Input262,144 tokens

Output262,144 tokens

Qwen3 30B A3B

Input128,000 tokens

Output128,000 tokens

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License

Usage and distribution terms

Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 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-Thinking-0905

MIT

Open weights

Qwen3 30B A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 was released on 2025-09-05, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.

Kimi K2-Thinking-0905 is 4 months newer than Qwen3 30B A3B.

Kimi K2-Thinking-0905

Sep 5, 2025

6 months ago

4mo 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-Thinking-0905 is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Fireworks. Qwen3 30B A3B is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Fireworks. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.