Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)

Mistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning) 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.

MistralMistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
9.00
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.

MetricMistral Small 4 (Non-reasoning)Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)9.011.2+24.4% Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) is 24.4% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$328.86— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)3.87s43.21s+1016.5% Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) is 1016.5% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.15 / $0.60$0.14 / $0.20
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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