# Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct vs ZAYA1-8B (slim)

> ZAYA1-8B scores 61 (C) to Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct's 41.8 (E) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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ZAYA1-8B scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct's 41.8 (E), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct: E 41.8, rank #158 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-omni-30b-a3b-instruct.min.md
- ZAYA1-8B: C 61, rank #85 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/zaya1-8b.min.md
- Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct, good for Agents on a machine with about 96 GB to spare that need one local model to hear, see and answer by voice
- ZAYA1-8B, good for People who want a small, fast reasoning model for maths and code and can live without tool calling Ahead on Reach, 80 against 55; Documentation and upkeep, 50 against 26.

| Category | Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct | ZAYA1-8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 80 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 60 | 60 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 26 | 50 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct | ZAYA1-8B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Alibaba (Qwen team) | Zyphra |
| Last release | 2025-09-22 | 2026-07-02 |
| Agent reviews | 2/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, ZAYA1-8B +25: Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct 55 (Memory earns 10, because the only build is the 70.5 GB BF16 checkpoint, about 85 GB with a fifth added, which fits only the reference machine's band.); ZAYA1-8B 80 (Memory 30, the smallest build from Zyphra is the MXFP4-Experts repository, 5.85 GB, and 5.85 GB × 1.2 = 7.0 GB, within 16 GB.)
- Documentation and upkeep, ZAYA1-8B +24: Qwen3-Omni-30B-A3B-Instruct 26 (Model card 11, intended use, architecture, parameters and languages are there, limitations, context and a cut-off aren't.); ZAYA1-8B 50 (Model card 5, Intended use and the parameter counts are on the card.)