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

Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetaLlama 4 MaverickOff the frontier
Intelligence
9.30
Total cost
$44.0
AlibabaQwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.60
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 4 MaverickQwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.36.6−29.0% Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-re… is 29.0% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$43.98Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)11.18s3.71s−66.8% Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-re… is 66.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $0.92$0.12 / $0.50
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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