Grok 4 vs Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)

Grok 4 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.

SpaceXAIGrok 4Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
22.50
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.

MetricGrok 4Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)22.511.2−50.2% Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) is 50.2% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$328.86— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)13.40s43.21s+222.5% Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) is 222.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.14 / $0.20
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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