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LongCat-2.5 vs Qwen3 30B A3B

LongCat-2.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 16.7. Qwen3 30B A3B is 3.5x cheaper per token.

Meituan · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

LongCat-2.5 leads the overall LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 16.7, ranking #20 overall.

On price, Qwen3 30B A3B is roughly 3.5x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

LongCat-2.5 also accepts a larger context window (1,048,576 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose LongCat-2.5

  • overall performance matters — it scores 50.0 and ranks #20 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,048,576 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026

Choose Qwen3 30B A3B

  • cost matters — it's about 3.5x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

LongCat-2.5
Meituan
Qwen3 30B A3B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
50.0
#20
16.7
#256
Reasoning
48.3
#21
17.1
#248
Coding
38.6
#27
9.8
#198
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.30 / M
$0.10 / M
Output price
$1.20 / M
$0.30 / M
Context window
1,048,576
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
LongCat-2.5
Qwen3 30B A3B
Math
37.2#37
19.7#179
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

23 reported for LongCat-2.5 · 8 for Qwen3 30B A3B

No common benchmarks found

LongCat-2.5 and Qwen3 30B A3Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Qwen3 30B A3B costs less

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

For output processing, LongCat-2.5 ($1.20/1M tokens) is 4.0x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.30/1M tokens).

In conclusion, LongCat-2.5 is more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Nov 06 2026 • llm-stats.com
Meituan
LongCat-2.5
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$1.20
Best providerMeituan
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.30
Best providerDeepinfra
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

1569.5B diff

LongCat-2.5 has 1569.5B more parameters than Qwen3 30B A3B, making it 5145.9% larger.

Meituan
LongCat-2.5
1.6Tparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
30.5Bparameters
1600.0B
LongCat-2.5
30.5B
Qwen3 30B A3B

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

LongCat-2.5 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Qwen3 30B A3B's 128,000 tokens. LongCat-2.5 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Qwen3 30B A3B is limited to 128,000 tokens.

Meituan
LongCat-2.5
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B A3B
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Fri Nov 06 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

LongCat-2.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 30B A3B does not.

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

LongCat-2.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3 30B A3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

LongCat-2.5 was released on 2026-11-01, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.

LongCat-2.5 is 18 months newer than Qwen3 30B A3B.

LongCat-2.5

Nov 1, 2026

4 days ago

1.5yr newer
Qwen3 30B A3B

Apr 29, 2025

1.5 years 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

LongCat-2.5 is available from Meituan. Qwen3 30B A3B is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Fireworks.

LongCat-2.5

meituan logo
Meituan
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.20/1M

Qwen3 30B A3B

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.30/1M
novita logo
Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.44/1M
fireworks logo
Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.89/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.89/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against LongCat-2.5 and Qwen3 30B A3B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

LongCat-2.5
✓ Preferred
Qwen3 30B A3B
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FAQ

Common questions about LongCat-2.5 vs Qwen3 30B A3B.

Which is better, LongCat-2.5 or Qwen3 30B A3B?

LongCat-2.5 leads the LLM Stats Score 50.0 to 16.7. LongCat-2.5 is made by Meituan and Qwen3 30B A3B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does LongCat-2.5 compare to Qwen3 30B A3B in benchmarks?

LongCat-2.5 scores MathVision: 96.5%, BrowseComp: 91.9%, CharXiv-R: 90.2%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 88.4%, Video-MME: 85.2%. Qwen3 30B A3B scores Arena Hard: 91.0%, AIME 2024: 80.4%, LiveBench: 74.3%, Multi-IF: 72.2%, AIME 2025: 70.9%.

Is LongCat-2.5 cheaper than Qwen3 30B A3B?

Qwen3 30B A3B is 3.0x cheaper for input tokens. LongCat-2.5 costs $0.30/M input and $1.20/M output via meituan. Qwen3 30B A3B costs $0.10/M input and $0.30/M output via deepinfra.

What are the context window sizes for LongCat-2.5 and Qwen3 30B A3B?

LongCat-2.5 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.

What are the main differences between LongCat-2.5 and Qwen3 30B A3B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (50.0 vs 16.7), context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($0.30 vs $0.10/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Unknown vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes LongCat-2.5 and Qwen3 30B A3B?

LongCat-2.5 is developed by Meituan and Qwen3 30B A3B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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