Qwen3 30B A3B vs QwQ-32B
Qwen3 30B A3B and QwQ-32B are closely matched at 17.3 and 14.8 on the LLM Stats Score.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Qwen3 30B A3B and QwQ-32B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 17.3 and 14.8.
In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3 30B A3B wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Qwen3 30B A3B
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 5 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Apr 2025
Choose QwQ-32B
- you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
8 reported for Qwen3 30B A3B · 7 for QwQ-32B
Qwen3 30B A3B outperforms in 4 benchmarks (AIME 2024, BFCL, GPQA, LiveBench), while QwQ-32B is better at 1 benchmark (LiveCodeBench).
Qwen3 30B A3B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
QwQ-32B has 2.0B more parameters than Qwen3 30B A3B, making it 6.6% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Qwen3 30B A3B specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
License
Usage and distribution terms
Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.
Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Qwen3 30B A3B was released on 2025-04-29, while QwQ-32B was released on 2025-03-05.
Qwen3 30B A3B is 2 months newer than QwQ-32B.
Apr 29, 2025
1.4 years ago
1mo newerMar 5, 2025
1.6 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
QwQ-32B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-28, while Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm QwQ-32B's training data extends to 2024-11-28, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3 30B A3B's cutoff date.
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Nov 2024
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Qwen3 30B A3B and QwQ-32B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Qwen3 30B A3B vs QwQ-32B.