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Updated Apr 2025

Grok 3 Mini BetavsQwen3 30B A3B

Qwen3 30B A3B is cheaper than Grok 3 Mini Beta at $0/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.

Grok 3 Mini Beta and Qwen3 30B A3B compared across 13 shared prompts
SpecGrok 3 Mini BetaQwen3 30B A3B
Input price$0.4/M tokensFree
Output price$0.8/M tokensFree
Context window131K tokens41K tokens
ParametersNot disclosed30.5B (3.3B Active MoE)
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedApr 2025Apr 2025
Our Verdict
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Grok 3 Mini Beta
Qwen3 30B A3B
Qwen3 30B A3B

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Grok 3 Mini Beta
Input
$0.40
Output
$0.80
Qwen3 30B A3B
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Where to run it

2 hosts, cheapest first

Grok 3 Mini Beta

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Qwen3 30B A3B2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDeepInfrafp8$0.12 in·$0.50 out·41k·100% upAlibaba Cloud$0.13 in·$0.52 out·131k·99.9% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

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Grok 3 Mini Beta is developed by xAI while Qwen3 30B A3B is developed by Qwen. Grok 3 Mini Beta has a 131K token context window vs Qwen3 30B A3B's 41K. You can compare their actual outputs across 13 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Grok 3 Mini Beta and Qwen3 30B A3B each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 13 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Grok 3 Mini Beta costs $0.4/M input tokens and Qwen3 30B A3B costs $0/M input tokens. Qwen3 30B A3B is $0.40/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Grok 3 Mini Beta and Qwen3 30B A3B across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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