Compare/Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) vs Hy3-preview (Reasoning)

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)vsHy3-preview (Reasoning)

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

Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.09/M
Output
$0.45/M
Speed
66 tok/s
TTFT
1.18s
Tencent

Hy3-preview (Reasoning)

Input
$0.123/M
Output
$0.43/M
Speed
123 tok/s
TTFT
2.43s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (5-7)
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)Hy3-preview (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.09$0.123
Output ($/M tokens)$0.45$0.43
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)$0.14
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)$0.17

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)
66 tok/s
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)
123 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)
1.18s
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)
2.43s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.341.9
Coding Index
11.036.5
Math Index
72.3
GPQA Diamond
61.6%86.7%
MMLU-Pro
77.7%
LiveCodeBench
50.6%
AIME 2025
72.3%
MATH-500
95.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
6.6%25.5%
SciCode
28.5%41.2%
IFBench
41.5%63.1%
TerminalBench
2.3%34.1%
Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)5 wins
7 winsHy3-preview (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) or Hy3-preview (Reasoning)?

Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.18/M tokens vs $0.20/M for Hy3-preview (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Hy3-preview (Reasoning) wins 7 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?

Hy3-preview (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 123 tok/s vs 66 tok/s. Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.18s vs 2.43s).

When should I use Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) vs Hy3-preview (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning) for lower cost, Hy3-preview (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Hy3-preview (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.