Compare/Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) vs Grok 4.3 (low)

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)vsGrok 4.3 (low)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$2.4/M
Speed
112 tok/s
TTFT
1.15s
SpaceXAI

Grok 4.3 (low)

Input
$1.25/M
Output
$2.5/M
Speed
99 tok/s
TTFT
7.92s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (5-6)
Grok 4.3 (low)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)Grok 4.3 (low)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$1.25
Output ($/M tokens)$2.4$2.5
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)$0.44
Grok 4.3 (low)$1.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)
112 tok/s
Grok 4.3 (low)
99 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)
1.15s
Grok 4.3 (low)
7.92s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
9.335.4
Coding Index
Math Index
72.3
GPQA Diamond
61.6%84.3%
MMLU-Pro
77.7%
LiveCodeBench
50.6%
AIME 2025
72.3%
MATH-500
95.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
6.6%17.3%
SciCode
28.5%41.9%
IFBench
41.5%81.0%
TerminalBench
2.3%26.5%
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)5 wins
6 winsGrok 4.3 (low)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) or Grok 4.3 (low)?

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.75/M tokens vs $1.56/M for Grok 4.3 (low).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Grok 4.3 (low) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 112 tok/s vs 99 tok/s. Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.15s vs 7.92s).

When should I use Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) vs Grok 4.3 (low)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Grok 4.3 (low) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.