Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker vs Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct
Wins 5 of 5 areas
Coding · Reasoning · Facts · Long documents · Following instructions
Wins 0 of 5 areas
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Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker is the stronger all-rounder.
Scores updated · 11 tests both models report · How we compare
Where each one wins
Tests won in each of the five areas where both have results. Each piece is one test, so a longer bar means more evidence; grey means the two scored within a point of each other.
- ReasoningHard problems that need careful thinking20Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up20Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker2 of 2 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software10Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker1 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker1 of 1 test
Coding, long documents and following instructions rest on a single test each.
What it costs
Prices per million tokens, roughly 750,000 words. The bars show the cost of a million tokens read plus a million written.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker pulls ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+36points ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+24points ahead
- Hard command-line tasks in a real terminalTerminal-Bench Hard+8.3points ahead
Where Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct pulls ahead
No clear win on a test scored out of 100.
Every test, side by side
All 11 tests both models report. The winning score is in its model's colour; marks a score checked independently.
CodingApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker
- Terminal-Bench HardApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 8.314.46.1+8.3
ReasoningApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker
- GPQA DiamondApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 7.473.365.9+7.4
- Humanity's Last ExamApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 3.910.86.9+3.9
- CritPttie0.30tie
FactsApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 3.58.14.6+3.5
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 21715+2
Long documentsApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker
- AA-LCRApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 2450.326.3+24
Following instructionsApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker
- IFBenchApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 3669.133.1+36
Other results3 tests, not counted
Tests outside the eight areas. They are not counted above: several are summary scores built from other tests, or the same test under another name.
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 59.169.310.2+59.1
- AA-OmniscienceApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 6.7-59.4-66.2+6.7
- AA IntelligenceApriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker by 5.913.47.5+5.9
Questions people ask
Which is better, Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker or Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct?
Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker wins all five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, facts, long documents and following instructions. Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct wins none.
Which is better for coding?
Apriel-v1.6-15B-Thinker. It wins the one coding test both models report.
How do you compare the two?
We use the 11 benchmark tests both models have published scores on. The verdict counts the 8 tests in the eight capability areas, and a gap under one point (ten on rating-style scales) counts as a tie. The other 3 are listed but not counted, because several are summary scores or repeat a test. Each score is the one shown on the model's own page.