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Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct vs Sarvam-30B

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and Sarvam-30B are closely matched at 20.3 and 19.6 on the LLM Stats Score.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Sarvam AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and Sarvam-30B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 20.3 and 19.6.

The models split the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

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

Choose Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

  • you are already invested in the Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team ecosystem

Choose Sarvam-30B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Mar 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
20.3
#195
19.6
#202
19.2
#201
19.3
#200
9.6
#122
-1.4
#176
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
3 of 6
3 of 6
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

3 shared
Index
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
Sarvam-30B
19.5#167
23.6#125
21.7#75
18.2#99
20.7#66
18.2#85
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

45 reported for Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct · 14 for Sarvam-30B

6 shared

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct outperforms in 3 benchmarks (Arena-Hard v2, GPQA, MMLU), while Sarvam-30B is better at 3 benchmarks (AIME 2025, LiveCodeBench v6, MMLU-Pro).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Wed Sep 16 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

3.0B diff

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct has 3.0B more parameters than Sarvam-30B, making it 10.0% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
33.0Bparameters
Sarvam AI
Sarvam-30B
30.0Bparameters
33.0B
Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct
30.0B
Sarvam-30B

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct supports multimodal inputs, whereas Sarvam-30B does not.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Sarvam-30B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Sarvam-30B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct was released on 2025-09-22, while Sarvam-30B was released on 2026-03-06.

Sarvam-30B is 6 months newer than Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct.

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct

Sep 22, 2025

11 months ago

Sarvam-30B

Mar 6, 2026

6 months ago

5mo newer

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

Outputs Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct vs Sarvam-30B.

Which is better, Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct or Sarvam-30B?

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and Sarvam-30B are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 20.3 and 19.6. Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Sarvam-30B is made by Sarvam AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct compare to Sarvam-30B in benchmarks?

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct scores DocVQAtest: 96.9%, ScreenSpot: 95.8%, CharXiv-D: 90.5%, MMLU-Redux: 89.8%, AI2D: 89.5%. Sarvam-30B scores MATH-500: 97.0%, AIME 2025: 96.7%, MBPP: 92.7%, HumanEval: 92.1%, MMLU: 85.1%.

What are the main differences between Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and Sarvam-30B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (20.3 vs 19.6), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct and Sarvam-30B?

Qwen3 VL 32B Instruct is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Sarvam-30B is developed by Sarvam AI.