Grok 4.3 (High) vs Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Grok 4.3 (High) vs Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

SpaceXAIGrok 4.3 (High)Off the frontier
Intelligence
24.90
Total cost
$363
AlibabaQwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.60
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricGrok 4.3 (High)Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)24.97.6−69.5% Qwen3 30B A3B (Reason… is 69.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$363.24Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)30.35s17.22s−43.3% Qwen3 30B A3B (Reason… is 43.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.25 / $2.50$0.14 / $0.55
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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