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Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Llama 4 Maverick (Meta) and Qwen3 30B A3B (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Llama 4 Maverick holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#92 vs #93); Qwen3 30B A3B is 1.5× cheaper per output token ($0.52/1M vs $0.80/1M); Llama 4 Maverick offers the longer context window (1M vs 131K tokens); and Qwen3 30B A3B ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Llama 4 Maverick if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #92 against #93 (25.3 vs 24.6 points).
  • you need the longer context window — 1M tokens against 131K.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 2.

Choose Qwen3 30B A3B if…

  • API cost matters — $0.52/1M output tokens against $0.80/1M, about 1.5× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.13/1M against $0.20/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 30B A3B ships open weights while Llama 4 Maverick is gated access.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1386 against 1373.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3 30B A3B was listed 28 April 2025, Llama 4 Maverick 5 April 2025.

Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen3 30B A3B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Llama 4 Maverick and Qwen3 30B A3B
FieldLlama 4 MaverickMetaQwen3 30B A3BQwen
ModelCap Index position#92#93
Index score25.324.6
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.20$0.13
Output price / 1M tokens$0.80$0.52
Context window1M tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens16K8K
API providers listed52
Weight accessGated accessOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
First listed5 April 202528 April 2025
PublisherMetaQwen

Evidence: 4 public benchmark observations across 4 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen3 30B A3B

Public benchmark boards where Llama 4 Maverick or Qwen3 30B A3B has a published result
BoardLlama 4 MaverickQwen3 30B A3BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)13731365–138013861377–1395Qwen3 30B A3B
ARC-AGI-2ARC Prize Foundation0.0%—Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis14.5intelligence-index—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen3 30B A3B: common questions

Is Llama 4 Maverick better than Qwen3 30B A3B?

Llama 4 Maverick ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #92 against #93. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Llama 4 Maverick cheaper than Qwen3 30B A3B?

Qwen3 30B A3B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.52/1M against $0.80/1M. Input tokens are $0.20/1M for Llama 4 Maverick and $0.13/1M for Qwen3 30B A3B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Llama 4 Maverick or Qwen3 30B A3B?

Llama 4 Maverick has the larger context window: 1M tokens against 131K.

Which is better for coding, Llama 4 Maverick or Qwen3 30B A3B?

Arena coding: Llama 4 Maverick 1373, Qwen3 30B A3B 1386 — Qwen3 30B A3B leads.

Are Llama 4 Maverick and Qwen3 30B A3B open-weight models?

Llama 4 Maverick: Gated access. Qwen3 30B A3B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Llama 4 Maverick and Qwen3 30B A3B?

ModelCap currently lists 5 API providers for Llama 4 Maverick and 2 for Qwen3 30B A3B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Llama 4 Maverick vs Qwen3 30B A3B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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