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Mistral Small 3 vs Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 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 Mistral Small 3 and Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507.

Mistral

Mistral Small 3

Mistral Small 3 is a 24B-parameter language model optimized for low-latency performance across common AI tasks. Released under the Apache 2.0 license, it features both pre-trained and instruction-tuned versions designed...

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Alibaba

Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

Qwen3-30B-A3B-Thinking-2507 is a 30B parameter Mixture-of-Experts reasoning model optimized for complex tasks requiring extended multi-step thinking. The model is designed specifically for “thinking mode,” where internal reasoning traces are separated...

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Technical Specifications

SpecificationMistral Small 3Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
ProviderMistralAlibaba
Context Window32,768 tokens131,072 tokens
Agent Suitability84/100N/A
Time to First Token (TTFT)120 msN/A
Deployment Modelmanaged apiself hostable
Production Stabilitystablestable
API AvailableYesYes
Released Date2025-01-302025-08-28

API Pricing Comparison

Input Price per Million Tokens

Mistral Small 3

$0.07

Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

$0.13

Output Price per Million Tokens

Mistral Small 3

$0.20

Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

$1.56

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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.

MMLUGeneral knowledge & multi-task understanding
8120.0%vsN/A
Mistral Small 3
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
HumanEvalPython coding & logic synthesis
8300.0%vsN/A
Mistral Small 3
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
MATHComplex mathematical problem solving
6800.0%vsN/A
Mistral Small 3
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
GPQAGraduate-level expert reasoning
4500.0%vsN/A
Mistral Small 3
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
HellaSwagCommonsense reasoning and inference
8500.0%vsN/A
Mistral Small 3
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507
MT-BenchMulti-turn conversation flow quality
830.0%vsN/A
Mistral Small 3
Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507

Mistral Small 3 Quirks & Gotchas

  • ▸Fastest TTFT at lowest cost — ideal for high-volume classification
  • ▸Not designed for complex reasoning — route multi-step tasks to Mistral Large 3

Qwen3 30B A3B Thinking 2507 Quirks & Gotchas

No developer gotchas reported.