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

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

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

Alibaba

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$2.4/M
Speed
123 tok/s
TTFT
1.04s
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 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (4-6)
Grok 4.3 (low)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3 VL 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 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning)$0.44
Grok 4.3 (low)$1.50

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning)
123 tok/s
Grok 4.3 (low)
99 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning)
1.04s
Grok 4.3 (low)
7.92s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
13.335.4
Coding Index
Math Index
82.3
GPQA Diamond
72.0%84.3%
MMLU-Pro
80.7%
LiveCodeBench
69.7%
AIME 2025
82.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
8.7%17.3%
SciCode
28.8%41.9%
IFBench
45.1%81.0%
TerminalBench
5.3%26.5%
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning)4 wins
6 winsGrok 4.3 (low)

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Qwen3 VL 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 4 for Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 123 tok/s vs 99 tok/s. Qwen3 VL 30B A3B (Reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (1.04s vs 7.92s).

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

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