Head to head
Llama 4 Scout 109B vs Qwen 3 30B-A3B
Side-by-side specs, benchmarks, and a verdict by use case.
| Spec | Llama 4 Scout 109B | Qwen 3 30B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 109B | 30B |
| Author | Meta | Alibaba |
| License | Llama 4 Community | Apache 2.0 |
| Context window | 0k | 0k |
| VRAM at Q4 | 65 GB | 19 GB |
| VRAM at Q5 | 78 GB | 23 GB |
| VRAM at Q8 | 117 GB | 35 GB |
| VRAM at FP16 | 218 GB | 62 GB |
| Use cases | chat, general, vision, moe, multilingual | chat, general, reasoning, multilingual, moe |
Verdict
Llama 4 Scout 109B is significantly larger (109B vs 30B), so expect higher quality but heavier VRAM and slower throughput.
For unambiguous commercial use, Qwen 3 30B-A3B has the safer license (Apache 2.0) compared to Llama 4 Community.