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  3. Grok 3 vs Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Grok 3 vs Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 is more budget-friendly at $2.4/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Grok 3 if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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xAI
Grok 3

Previous xAI generation before Grok 4. Kept for grok 3 vs grok 4.

Elo 1,405$15/1M out
Alibaba
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b-thinking-2507). Preview until a second source matches.

$2.4/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for Grok 3
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Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

$2.4 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Capability Matchup Radar

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100
Dimensional AdvantageGrok 3 5/6
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Grok 3 (7)vsQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 (2)
Grok 3: 7W (78%)Overall: Grok 3Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507: 2W (22%)
← Grok 3Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 →
Grok 3 (4/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo
1,405vs—
Coding Elo
—vs—
SWE-bench
51.4%vs—
LiveBench
60.2%vs—
GPQA Diamond
74.2%vs—
Grok 3: 4WQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507: 0W
Grok 3 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed
88 tok/svs—
Time to first token
250 msvs—
Grok 3: 2WQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507: 0W
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 (2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price
$15/1Mvs$2.4/1M
Input price
$3/1Mvs$0.2/1M
Context window
131kvs82k
Grok 3: 1WQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507: 2W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
Grok 31,405
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
LiveBench
Grok 360.2%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
SWE-bench
Grok 351.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
GPQA Diamond
Grok 374.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
Time to first token
Grok 3250 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
Output speed
Grok 388 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507—
Input priceQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 (+$2.8/1M)
Grok 3$3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507$0.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output priceQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 (+$12.6/1M)
Grok 3$15/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507$2.4/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context windowGrok 3 (+49k)
Grok 3131k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 250782k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkGrok 3Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507Advantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,405
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
60.2%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
51.4%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
74.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
250 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
88 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$3/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.2/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 (+$2.8/1M)
Output price
$15/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$2.4/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 (+$12.6/1M)
Context window
131k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
82k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Grok 3 (+49k)
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 87% with Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Grok 3$330.00 / mo
In: $105Out: $225
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507$43.00 / mo
In: $7Out: $36
Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 is estimated to save $287.00/month ($3,444/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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    Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507:Pick Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

Lower output list price ($2.4/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGGrok 3

Larger window (131k).

Screenshots / visionGrok 3

Grok 3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatQwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507Lower output list price ($2.4/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGGrok 3Larger window (131k).
Screenshots / visionGrok 3Grok 3 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
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Grok 3

Elo 1,405
LiveBench60.2%
SWE-bench51.4%
Speed88 tok/s
Output cost$15/1M
Alibaba

Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

Elo n/a
LiveBench—
SWE-bench—
Speed—
Output cost$2.4/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Grok 3 or Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Grok 3 or Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 output tokens are $2.4/1M versus $15/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Grok 3 or Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Grok 3 accepts 131k tokens versus 82k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Grok 3 and Qwen: Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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