GPT-4o (2024-11-20) vs Qwen3 30B A3B
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) leads Qwen3 30B A3B on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 8.4 to 7.6, and Qwen3 30B A3B costs 20.0x less per output token ($0.50 vs $10.00 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; 5 benchmarks have a result for both.
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) or Qwen3 30B A3B: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick GPT-4o (2024-11-20) for a larger context window (128K against 41K tokens) and work measured by WeirdML or GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 5
- GPT-4o (2024-11-20) only
- 19
- Qwen3 30B A3B only
- 48
- Like-for-like categories
- 5 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) leads, 8.4 against 7.6.
Same board, both measured
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) has a GPQA Diamond result, 53.8%.
Directional only
Math
AIME
No call
Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) has a AIME result, 11.9%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) has a MMLU Pro result, 72.6%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Qwen3 30B A3B has a Design Arena: websites result, 954.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
GPT-4o (2024-11-20)
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) takes 128K tokens against 41K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 30B A3B
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) $0.0075, Qwen3 30B A3B $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- GPT-4o (2024-11-20) not benchmarked, Qwen3 30B A3B not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Math, 56.5 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- OTIS Mock AIME: GPT-4o (2024-11-20) 6.3% against Qwen3 30B A3B 62.8%, 56.5 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- GPT-4o (2024-11-20) $10.00 against Qwen3 30B A3B $0.50 per million output tokens, 20.0x apart.
- Context window
- GPT-4o (2024-11-20) takes 128K tokens, Qwen3 30B A3B 41K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Bars | Qwen3 30B A3B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 1 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 1 | ||
| Math | 0 | 1 | ||
| General | 1 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 2 | 3 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index01
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | 18.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 43.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 50.6% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 6.8% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| GSO-Bench | 0.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| WeirdML | 25.1% | 29.8% | Qwen3 30B A3B |
| Cybench | 12.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1337 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1340 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 8.4 | 7.6 | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | Not measured | 137.3 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 26.0% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| TheAgentCompany | 8.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 53.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | 62.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 61.6% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 6.2% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 47.9% | 61.7% | Qwen3 30B A3B |
| VPCT | 40.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1314 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1314 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1329 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 11.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MATH 500 (Vals AI) | 74.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 90.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| AA Math Index | Not measured | 72.3 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 72.3% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 6.3% | 62.8% | Qwen3 30B A3B |
| MATH level 5 | 49.8% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1355 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1363 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| MathArena | Not measured | 9.4% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index12 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 72.6% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 82.2% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 59.7% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 45.9% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 74.5% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | 57.4% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 77.7% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| GeoBench | 71.0% | Not measured | Only GPT-4o (2024-11-20) measured |
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1321 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1318 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1314 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1308 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 954 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 943 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 898 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 967 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 941 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 41.5% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| DTBench | Not measured | 60.3% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMCA | Not measured | 15.8% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Fiction.LiveBench | Not measured | 40.6% | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 81.8% | 75.3% | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1317 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1283 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1271 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1335 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1295 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1347 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1307 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1254 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1261 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1352 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1317 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1291 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1299 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1307 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1312 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1290 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1258 | Only Qwen3 30B A3B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 30B A3B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3 30B A3B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3 30B A3B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3 30B A3B costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | OpenAI GPT-4o (2024-11-20) | Qwen3 30B A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | OpenAI | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | November 20, 2024 | April 28, 2025 |
| Context window | 128K | 41K |
| Input $/Mtok | $2.50 | $0.12 |
| Output $/Mtok | $10.00 | $0.50 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is GPT-4o (2024-11-20) better than Qwen3 30B A3B for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick GPT-4o (2024-11-20) for a larger context window (128K against 41K tokens) and work measured by WeirdML or GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, GPT-4o (2024-11-20) or Qwen3 30B A3B?
GPT-4o (2024-11-20) costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $10.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3 30B A3B costs $0.12 and $0.50. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, GPT-4o (2024-11-20) or Qwen3 30B A3B?
GPT-4o (2024-11-20), with 128K tokens against 41K.
How many benchmarks is the GPT-4o (2024-11-20) vs Qwen3 30B A3B comparison based on?
5 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 23, 2026. GPT-4o (2024-11-20)'s coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3 30B A3B's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.