Model Comparison

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
vs. Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

Comparing 2 AI models · 10 benchmarks · Alibaba, ByteDance Seed

Recommended Pick

ByteDance Seed logoSeed-OSS-36B-Instruct16 metric wins

Strongest on: Value, Output price, Blended price

Best Value

ByteDance Seed logo

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

100.0 value score

54.1 reasoning / $0.30/1M

Lowest Price

Alibaba logo

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

$0.20/1M input price

Best Reasoning

ByteDance Seed logo

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

54.1 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Best value

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.

Reasoning gap

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct leads Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct by 8.0 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct wins 16 measurable categories, including Value, Output price, Blended price, Reasoning.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

Alibaba logo

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

Alibaba

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

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ByteDance Seed logo

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

ByteDance Seed

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting

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Full Comparison

Metric
Alibaba logoQwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct
Alibaba
Top Pick
ByteDance Seed logoSeed-OSS-36B-Instruct
ByteDance Seed
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost$0.20/1M$0.21/1M
Output Cost$0.80/1M$0.57/1M
Blended (3:1)$0.35/1M$0.30/1M
Specifications
OrganizationAlibabaByteDance Seed
Release DateOct 3, 2025Aug 20, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput
TTFT
Latency
Composite Indices
Value Score73.0100.0
Reasoning Score46.154.1
Intelligence9.918.5
Math72.384.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA69.5%72.6%
MMLU Pro76.4%81.5%
HLE6.3%9.9%
LiveCodeBench47.6%76.5%
AIME 202572.3%84.7%
SciCode30.8%36.5%
LCR27.3%60.0%
IFBench33.1%41.9%
TAU-bench v219.0%49.4%
TerminalBench Hard6.1%6.8%

Key Takeaways

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct offers the best value at $0.20/1M,making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct has the strongest reasoning profile with a 54.1 reasoning score,combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens,suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

Alibaba logo

Qwen3 VL 30B A3B Instruct

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
ByteDance Seed logo

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis