GPT-5 nano (High) vs Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)

GPT-5 nano (High) vs Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

OpenAIGPT-5 nano (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
13.00
Total cost
-
AlibabaQwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
11.20
Total cost
$329
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.

MetricGPT-5 nano (High)Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)13.011.2−13.8% Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) is 13.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$328.86— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)77.39s46.17s−40.3% Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) is 40.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.05 / $0.40$0.14 / $0.20
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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