Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 vs Reka Flash 3
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 leads Reka Flash 3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 7.5 to 6.4, and Reka Flash 3 costs 1.5x less per output token ($0.20 vs $0.30 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; 11 benchmarks have a result for both.
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 or Reka Flash 3: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 for a larger context window (262K against 66K tokens).
- Shared results
- 11
- Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 only
- 34
- Reka Flash 3 only
- 1
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 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
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 leads, 7.5 against 6.4.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 takes 262K tokens against 66K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Reka Flash 3
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 $0.0002, Reka Flash 3 $0.0002 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 not benchmarked, Reka Flash 3 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- General, 40.8 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 61.3% against Reka Flash 3 0.0%, 61.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 $0.30 against Reka Flash 3 $0.20 per million output tokens, 1.5x apart.
- Context window
- Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 takes 262K tokens, Reka Flash 3 66K.
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 | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Bars | Reka Flash 3 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 2 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 1 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 2 | 0 | ||
| Math | 2 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 1 | 0 | ||
| General | 2 | 0 | ||
| All shared boards | 11 | 0 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index20
| Benchmark | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Reka Flash 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 70.7% | 43.5% | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
| SciCode | 33.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 6.1% | 0.0% | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1416 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1417 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Reka Flash 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 7.5 | 6.4 | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Reka Flash 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 28.1% | 0.0% | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
| BALROG | Not measured | 29.2% | Only Reka Flash 3 measured |
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard (BFCL) | 41.4% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Reka Flash 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 70.7% | 52.9% | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 10.3% | 4.4% | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 55.6% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1398 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1396 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1406 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Reka Flash 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 66.3 | 33.7 | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 66.3% | 33.7% | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
| OTIS Mock AIME | 62.2% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1395 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1412 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Reka Flash 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 80.5% | 66.9% | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
| LMArena Text: science | 1393 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1392 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1387 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1389 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
Web designNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Reka Flash 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 9 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20
| Benchmark | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Reka Flash 3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 50.7% | 30.4% | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 61.3% | 0.0% | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
| DTBench | 67.2% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMCA | 22.4% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1384 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1363 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1317 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1391 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1372 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1433 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1379 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1338 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1331 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1419 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1404 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1369 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1353 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1378 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1378 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1336 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1334 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Reka Flash 3 | 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
Reka Flash 3 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 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 | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 | Reka Flash 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qwen | Reka |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | July 29, 2025 | March 12, 2025 |
| Context window | 262K | 66K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.09 | $0.10 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.30 | $0.20 |
| 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 Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 better than Reka Flash 3 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 for a larger context window (262K against 66K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 or Reka Flash 3?
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 costs $0.09 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Reka Flash 3 costs $0.10 and $0.20. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 or Reka Flash 3?
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507, with 262K tokens against 66K.
How many benchmarks is the Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 vs Reka Flash 3 comparison based on?
11 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 23, 2026. Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Reka Flash 3's on 0. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.