Kimi K3 (Max) vs Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)

Kimi K3 (Max) 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.

KimiKimi K3 (Max)Off the frontier
Intelligence
43.60
Total cost
$3658
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.

MetricKimi K3 (Max)Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)43.613.3−69.5% Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reaso… is 69.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$3,658.07Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)50.42s7.18s−85.8% Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reaso… is 85.8% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.17 / $0.25
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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