Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct

Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) vs Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AlibabaQwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)Off the frontier
Intelligence
11.20
Total cost
$329
AlibabaQwen3 VL 8B InstructNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.30
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.

MetricQwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)Qwen3 VL 8B InstructDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)11.27.3−34.8% Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct is 34.8% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$328.86Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)43.82sNot reported— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.14 / $0.20—
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText, Image
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