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Llama Guard 4 12B vs Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Llama Guard 4 12B costs 3.9x less per output token than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct ($0.18 vs $0.70 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Llama Guard 4 12B Replace Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Llama Guard 4 12BMeta Llama
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.18
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructQwen
Coding
No data
Overall
No data
Output $/M
$0.70
vs $0.18 vs $0.70 per 1M output tokens. Llama Guard 4 12B is 3.9x cheaper.

Llama Guard 4 12B or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Llama Guard 4 12B for output tokens 3.9x cheaper ($0.18 vs $0.70 per million).

Model ALlama Guard 4 12BMeta LlamaNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructQwenNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Llama Guard 4 12B has none yet; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) and AA Intelligence Index. Compare them on price and context instead.

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.

At a glance

Coding index
Llama Guard 4 12B not benchmarked, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct not benchmarked.
Widest category
None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
Widest single gap
None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
Output price
Llama Guard 4 12B $0.18 against Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct $0.70 per million output tokens, 3.9x apart.
Context window
Llama Guard 4 12B takes 164K tokens, Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct 262K.

Benchmark by benchmark

Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.

CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index2 boards measured
Coding benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructLeader
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured69.7%Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured6.1%Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Intelligence benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructLeader
AA Intelligence IndexNot measured7.9Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructLeader
τ²-Bench TelecomNot measured19.9%Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
Reasoning benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructLeader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured72.0%Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured8.9%Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 21 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
Math benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructLeader
AA Math IndexNot measured82.3Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured82.3%Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Knowledge benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructLeader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured80.7%Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
General benchmarks for Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
BenchmarkLlama Guard 4 12BQwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructLeader
IFBenchNot measured45.1%Only Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct measured
Neither model has a result on the other 47 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

Llama Guard 4 12B$0.0003Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct$0.0006Fits in one request

Llama Guard 4 12B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Llama Guard 4 12B$0.0095Fits in one request
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct$0.012Fits in one request

Llama Guard 4 12B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Llama Guard 4 12B$0.038Exceeds the context window
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct$0.047Fits in one request

Llama Guard 4 12B 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.

Specifications of Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
SpecificationMeta Llama Guard 4 12BQwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
MakerMeta LlamaQwen
WeightsOpen weightsOpen weights
ReleasedApril 30, 2025October 6, 2025
Context window164K262K
Input $/Mtok$0.18$0.20
Output $/Mtok$0.18$0.70
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it00
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Llama Guard 4 12B better than Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Llama Guard 4 12B for output tokens 3.9x cheaper ($0.18 vs $0.70 per million).

Which is cheaper, Llama Guard 4 12B or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Llama Guard 4 12B costs $0.18 per million input tokens and $0.18 per million output tokens; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct costs $0.20 and $0.70. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Llama Guard 4 12B or Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct, with 262K tokens against 164K.

Has any benchmark tested both Llama Guard 4 12B and Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Llama Guard 4 12B has none yet; Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct on LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run), Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) and AA Intelligence Index. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.

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