Apertus 8B Instruct vs Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)

Apertus 8B Instruct vs Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

Swiss AI InitiativeApertus 8B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
4.80
Total cost
-
AlibabaQwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.30
Total cost
-
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricApertus 8B InstructQwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)4.813.3+177.1% Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reaso… is 2.8× more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reportedNot reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)7.38s7.23s−2.0% Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reaso… is 2.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.10 / $0.20$0.17 / $0.25
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
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