Claude 3.7 Sonnet 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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Claude 3.7 Sonnet is the stronger all-rounder.Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct is cheaper.
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 thinking20Claude 3.7 Sonnet2 of 3 tests · 1 tie
- FactsGetting facts right instead of making them up20Claude 3.7 Sonnet2 of 2 tests
- CodingWriting and fixing software10Claude 3.7 Sonnet1 of 1 test
- Long documentsFinding answers in very long texts10Claude 3.7 Sonnet1 of 1 test
- Following instructionsDoing exactly what it is asked10Claude 3.7 Sonnet1 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.
Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct costs 94% less for the same work.
The biggest differences
The tests each model wins by the widest margin, up to three each. Scores are out of 100.
Where Claude 3.7 Sonnet pulls ahead
- Avoids making up answers it doesn't knowAA-Omniscience · Non-hallucination+55.4points ahead
- Reasons across sets of long documentsAA-LCR+25.4points ahead
- Follows unfamiliar, precisely checkable instructionsIFBench+15.2points 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.
ReasoningClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- GPQA DiamondClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 11.377.265.9+11.3
- Humanity's Last ExamClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 2.89.76.9+2.8
- CritPttie0.90tie
FactsClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- AA-Omniscience · Non-hallucinationClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 55.4604.6+55.4
- AA-Omniscience · AccuracyClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 132815+13
Long documentsClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- AA-LCRClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 25.451.726.3+25.4
Following instructionsClaude 3.7 Sonnet
- IFBenchClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 15.248.333.1+15.2
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.
- AA-OmniscienceClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 65.4-0.7-66.2+65.4
- τ²-Bench Telecom (AA run)Claude 3.7 Sonnet by 44.554.710.2+44.5
- AA IntelligenceClaude 3.7 Sonnet by 10.217.77.5+10.2
Questions people ask
Which is better, Claude 3.7 Sonnet or Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet wins all five areas where both have results: coding, reasoning, facts, long documents and following instructions. Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct wins none, but costs 94% less.
Which is better for coding?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet. It wins the one coding test both models report.
Which is cheaper?
Claude 3.7 Sonnet costs $3.00 per million input tokens and $15.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct costs $0.20 and $0.80. That makes Qwen3 30B A3B 2507 Instruct about 94% cheaper for the same work.
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.