Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Llama 4 Maverick 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 4 MaverickOff the frontier
Intelligence
9.30
Total cost
$44.0
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 4 MaverickQwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.37.6−18.3% Qwen3 30B A3B (Reason… is 18.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$43.98Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)10.43s18.51s+77.5% Qwen3 30B A3B (Reason… is 77.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $0.92$0.14 / $0.55
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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