Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.5 4B

Wins 0 of 2 benchmarks
Wins 2 of 2 benchmarks
Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)4.6
Qwen3.5 4B9.9
Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)52
Qwen3.5 4B65.4

Specs

SpecQwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)Qwen3.5 4B
Input, per 1M$0.10$0.03
Output, per 1M$1$0.15
Speed, tok/s—18
Context256K262K
WeightsOpenOpen
ReleasedOct 2025Mar 2026
Memory (4-bit)2.2 GB2.3 GB
LicenceApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Commercial useAllowedAllowed
See images✓✓
Read PDFs?—
Hear audio——
Watch video——
Call tools✓✓
Force a tool call??
Return strict JSONPartialPartial
Search the web??
Run code??
Use a computer??

What breaks when you switch

Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) → Qwen3.5 4B
Memory (4-bit): 2.2 GB → 2.3 GB
Qwen3.5 4B → Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
Context: 262K → 256K