Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B vs Qwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)

Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B 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.

Verdict

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

MetricQwen2.5 Instruct 72BQwen3 30B A3B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)7.77.6−1.3% Qwen3 30B A3B (Reason… is 1.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)23.93s18.51s−22.6% Qwen3 30B A3B (Reason… is 22.6% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.47 / $0.49$0.14 / $0.55
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