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

Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) 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.

MistralMistral Small 4 (Reasoning)On the open-weights frontier
Intelligence
11.30
Total cost
$42.5
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.

MetricMistral Small 4 (Reasoning)Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)11.313.3+17.7% Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reaso… is 17.7% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$42.50Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)15.14s7.06s−53.4% Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reaso… is 53.4% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.15 / $0.60$0.17 / $0.25
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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