Model comparison
Qwen3 235B 2507 vs Soofi S 30B-A3B
Head-to-head evidence from 2 shared benchmark results across 1 category. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.
Evidence parity. Qwen3 235B 2507 and Soofi S 30B-A3B share 2 comparable benchmark results. 1 of 8 categories are comparable. 2 results are unique to Qwen3 235B 2507; 6 to Soofi S 30B-A3B.
Updated July 15, 2026- Shared results
- 2
- Qwen3 235B 2507 only
- 2
- Soofi S 30B-A3B only
- 6
- Comparable categories
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Pick Soofi S 30B-A3B if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3 235B 2507 only becomes the better choice if knowledge is the priority.
Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 2 shared benchmark results across 1 evidence category; 1 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.
Why this result
Soofi S 30B-A3B is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 45 to 34. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.
Soofi S 30B-A3B gives you the larger context window at 1M, compared with 128K for Qwen3 235B 2507.
Category breakdown
Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.
| Category | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Δ | Soofi S 30B-A3B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knowledge | Qwen3 235B 250779.0 | Margin← 29.1 | Soofi S 30B-A3B49.9 |
| Multilingual | Qwen3 235B 250779.4 | MarginNo overlap | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot measured |
Decisive benchmark drivers
The largest measured benchmark gaps in this matchup, with exact reported values.
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GPQA
KnowledgeA 77.5%B 43.4%Winner: Qwen3 235B 2507Δ 34.1GPQA: Qwen3 235B 2507 scored 77.5%; Soofi S 30B-A3B scored 43.4%. Qwen3 235B 2507 wins this benchmark. - Source ↗
MMLU-Pro
KnowledgeA 83%B 51.4%Winner: Qwen3 235B 2507Δ 31.6MMLU-Pro: Qwen3 235B 2507 scored 83%; Soofi S 30B-A3B scored 51.4%. Qwen3 235B 2507 wins this benchmark.
Operational comparison
Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.
| Metric | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokens | Qwen3 235B 2507$0 input / $0 output | Soofi S 30B-A3B$0 input / $0 output | Listed prices are equal. |
| Generation speedtokens per second | Qwen3 235B 2507Not available | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot available | A complete speed comparison is not available. |
| First-answer latencyseconds to first token | Qwen3 235B 2507Not available | Soofi S 30B-A3BNot available | A complete latency comparison is not available. |
| Context windowmaximum listed tokens | Qwen3 235B 2507128K | Soofi S 30B-A3B1M | Soofi S 30B-A3B lists the larger context window. |
Benchmark Deep Dive
Coding1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| HumanEvalSource | — | 73.8% | Not comparable |
Reasoning2 benchmarks
KnowledgeQwen3 235B 2507 wins5 benchmarks
Math1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSM8KSource | — | 86.1% | Not comparable |
Multilingual1 benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B 2507 | Soofi S 30B-A3B | Result |
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| MMLU-ProXSource | 79.4% | — | Not comparable |
Frequently Asked Questions (2)
Which is better, Qwen3 235B 2507 or Soofi S 30B-A3B?
Soofi S 30B-A3B is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 45 to 34. The biggest single separator in this matchup is GPQA, where the scores are 77.5% and 43.4%.
Which is better for knowledge tasks, Qwen3 235B 2507 or Soofi S 30B-A3B?
Qwen3 235B 2507 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 79 versus 49.9. Inside this category, GPQA is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.
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