Command R (08-2024) vs Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
How do these models stack up? Below is an expert side-by-side comparison of specifications, context window capacity, live pricing per million tokens, and standardized benchmark scores for Command R (08-2024) and Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507.
Command R (08-2024)
command-r-08-2024 is an update of the [Command R](/models/cohere/command-r) with improved performance for multilingual retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and tool use. More broadly, it is better at math, code and reasoning and...
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
Qwen3-30B-A3B-Instruct-2507 is a 30.5B-parameter mixture-of-experts language model from Qwen, with 3.3B active parameters per inference. It operates in non-thinking mode and is designed for high-quality instruction following, multilingual understanding, and...
Technical Specifications
| Specification | Command R (08-2024) | Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cohere | Alibaba |
| Context Window | 128,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Agent Suitability | N/A | N/A |
| Time to First Token (TTFT) | N/A | N/A |
| Deployment Model | managed api | self hostable |
| Production Stability | stable | stable |
| API Available | Yes | Yes |
| Released Date | 2024-08-30 | 2025-07-29 |
API Pricing Comparison
Input Price per Million Tokens
Command R (08-2024)
$0.15
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
$0.05
Output Price per Million Tokens
Command R (08-2024)
$0.60
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507
$0.19
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Benchmark Performance Metrics
Scores show the raw performance percentages verified across key evaluation suites. Higher bars indicate superior accuracy and capability in that domain.
Command R (08-2024) Quirks & Gotchas
No developer gotchas reported.
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507 Quirks & Gotchas
No developer gotchas reported.