Phi-3 Mini Instruct 3.8B vs Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)

Phi-3 Mini Instruct 3.8B 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.

MicrosoftPhi-3 Mini Instruct 3.8BNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
5.80
Total cost
-
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.

MetricPhi-3 Mini Instruct 3.8BQwen3 30B A3B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)5.86.6+13.8% Qwen3 30B A3B (Non-re… is 13.8% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported3.71s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$0.12 / $0.50
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