Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct vs Step 3.5 Flash 2603

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct vs Step 3.5 Flash 2603. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AlibabaQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.90
Total cost
-
StepFunStep 3.5 Flash 2603Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
17.00
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.

MetricQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructStep 3.5 Flash 2603Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)7.917.0+115.2% Step 3.5 Flash 2603 is 2.2× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)20.88s19.57s−6.3% Step 3.5 Flash 2603 is 6.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.35 / $0.60$0.10 / $0.30
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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