Compare/Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) vs Llama 4 Maverick

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)vsLlama 4 Maverick

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

Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.8/M
Speed
114 tok/s
TTFT
1.13s
Meta

Llama 4 Maverick

Input
$0.35/M
Output
$0.85/M
Speed
112 tok/s
TTFT
0.65s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Llama 4 Maverick
Benchmarks (2-9)
Llama 4 Maverick

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)Llama 4 Maverick
Input ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.35
Output ($/M tokens)$0.8$0.85
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)$0.28
Llama 4 Maverick$0.43

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
114 tok/s
Llama 4 Maverick
112 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)
1.13s
Llama 4 Maverick
0.65s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
6.814.3
Coding Index
16.3
Math Index
21.719.3
GPQA Diamond
51.5%67.1%
MMLU-Pro
71.0%80.9%
LiveCodeBench
32.2%39.7%
AIME 2025
21.7%19.3%
MATH-500
86.3%88.9%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.6%4.8%
SciCode
26.4%33.1%
IFBench
31.9%43.0%
TerminalBench
6.8%6.8%
Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)2 wins
9 winsLlama 4 Maverick

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) or Llama 4 Maverick?

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.35/M tokens vs $0.47/M for Llama 4 Maverick.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Llama 4 Maverick wins 9 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 2 for Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 114 tok/s vs 112 tok/s. However, Llama 4 Maverick has lower time-to-first-token (0.65s vs 1.13s).

When should I use Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) vs Llama 4 Maverick?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Llama 4 Maverick for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.