Model Comparison
o3 vs Qwen3 30B A3B
o3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3 30B A3B is 23.3x cheaper per token.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
o3 outperforms in 3 benchmarks (AIME 2024, AIME 2025, GPQA), while Qwen3 30B A3B is better at 0 benchmarks.
o3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
For input processing, o3 ($2.00/1M tokens) is 20.0x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.10/1M tokens).
For output processing, o3 ($8.00/1M tokens) is 26.7x more expensive than Qwen3 30B A3B ($0.30/1M tokens).
In conclusion, o3 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
o3 accepts 200,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3 30B A3B's 128,000 tokens. Qwen3 30B A3B can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while o3 is limited to 100,000 tokens.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
o3 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen3 30B A3B does not.
o3 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
o3
Qwen3 30B A3B
License
Usage and distribution terms
o3 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
o3 was released on 2025-04-16, while Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29.
Qwen3 30B A3B is 0 month newer than o3.
Apr 16, 2025
12 months ago
Apr 29, 2025
11 months ago
1w newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
o3 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-05-31, while Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm o3's training data extends to 2024-05-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date.
May 2024
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Provider Availability
o3 is available from OpenAI. Qwen3 30B A3B is available from DeepInfra, Novita, Fireworks.
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Qwen3 30B A3B
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
o3
View detailsOpenAI
Qwen3 30B A3B
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
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FAQ
Common questions about o3 vs Qwen3 30B A3B