Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B vs Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Llama 3.1 Instruct 70B 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.

MetaLlama 3.1 Instruct 70BNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.60
Total cost
-
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.

MetricLlama 3.1 Instruct 70BQwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)6.67.6+15.2% Qwen3 30B A3B (Reason… is 15.2% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)14.53s18.51s+27.4% Qwen3 30B A3B (Reason… is 27.4% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.56 / $0.56$0.14 / $0.55
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