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

Qwen3 4B (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.

AlibabaQwen3 4B (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
6.60
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.

MetricQwen3 4B (Non-reasoning)Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)6.611.2+69.7% Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) is 69.7% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$328.86— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported43.21s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)—$0.14 / $0.20
Input modalitiesTextText, Image, Video
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