Grok Build 0.1 0616 vs Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)

Grok Build 0.1 0616 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 Build 0.1 0616Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
27.20
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 Build 0.1 0616Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)27.211.2−58.8% Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) is 58.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$328.86— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)27.51s43.82s+59.3% Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) is 59.3% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.00 / $2.00$0.14 / $0.20
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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