Comprehensive side-by-side LLM comparison
Qwen3 30B A3B leads with 14.8% higher average benchmark score. Grok-2 mini supports multimodal inputs. Qwen3 30B A3B is available on 3 providers. Overall, Qwen3 30B A3B is the stronger choice for coding tasks.
xAI
Grok 2 Mini was created as a more efficient variant of Grok 2, designed to provide strong capabilities with reduced computational requirements. Built to make Grok 2's advancements accessible to applications with tighter resource constraints, it balances performance with practical deployment needs.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3 30B was created with a mixture-of-experts architecture featuring 30 billion total parameters and 3 billion active parameters. Built to provide strong capabilities with efficient inference through sparse activation, it balances performance with practical computational requirements.
8 months newer

Grok-2 mini
xAI
2024-08-13

Qwen3 30B A3B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
2025-04-29
Context window and performance specifications
Average performance across 1 common benchmarks

Grok-2 mini

Qwen3 30B A3B
Available providers and their performance metrics

Grok-2 mini

Qwen3 30B A3B
DeepInfra

Grok-2 mini

Qwen3 30B A3B

Grok-2 mini

Qwen3 30B A3B
Fireworks
Novita