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Qwen3.8-Flash-Next vs Sarvam-30B

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads the LLM Stats Score 49.7 to 19.9.

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

Which is better?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads the overall LLM Stats Score 49.7 to 19.9, ranking #15 overall.

In the 2 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next wins 2; 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 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

  • overall performance matters — it scores 49.7 and ranks #15 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 2 of 2 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

Choose Sarvam-30B

  • you are already invested in the Sarvam AI ecosystem

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
49.7
#15
19.9
#186
49.3
#15
19.6
#183
36.6
#18
6.2
#180
35.5
#13
-0.7
#158
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 2
0 of 2
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
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Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Sarvam-30B
32.7#53
23.9#118
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

22 reported for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next · 14 for Sarvam-30B

2 shared

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench v6), while Sarvam-30B is better at 0 benchmarks.

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

95.0B diff

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next has 95.0B more parameters than Sarvam-30B, making it 316.7% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
125.0Bparameters
Sarvam AI
Sarvam-30B
30.0Bparameters
125.0B
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
30.0B
Sarvam-30B

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next supports multimodal inputs, whereas Sarvam-30B does not.

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Sarvam-30B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is licensed under Qwen Community License 1.0, while Sarvam-30B uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Qwen Community License 1.0

Open weights

Sarvam-30B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next was released on 2026-08-26, while Sarvam-30B was released on 2026-03-06.

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 6 months newer than Sarvam-30B.

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next

Aug 26, 2026

5 days ago

5mo newer
Sarvam-30B

Mar 6, 2026

5 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

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Qwen3.8-Flash-Next and Sarvam-30B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.8-Flash-Next vs Sarvam-30B.

Which is better, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next or Sarvam-30B?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads the LLM Stats Score 49.7 to 19.9. Qwen3.8-Flash-Next 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 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next compare to Sarvam-30B in benchmarks?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next scores MathVision: 95.7%, LiveCodeBench v6: 91.9%, GPQA: 91.7%, CharXiv-R: 90.6%, RealWorldQA: 88.5%. 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 Qwen3.8-Flash-Next and Sarvam-30B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (49.7 vs 19.9), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Qwen Community License 1.0 vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Qwen3.8-Flash-Next and Sarvam-30B?

Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Sarvam-30B is developed by Sarvam AI.