Qwen 3.5 9B
Qwen 3.5 9BAlternatives?
CheaperGPT-6.1 Terrahigh+21%-37%$0.13BetterGPT-6 Lunalow+10%-98%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenGemma 4 12Bthinkingsame+62%$0.10 / $0.30Context: 262K → 256K+1CheaperGPT-6.1 Sollow+20%-38%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5CheaperGPT-6 Sollow+16%-38%$0.13GPT-6.1 Terrahigh+21%-37%$0.13GPT-6.1 Sollow+20%-38%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5GPT-6 Sollow+16%-38%$0.13GPT-6 Lunaxhigh+15%-80%$0.042Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3Gemini 3.5 Flash Litehigh+14%-19%$0.17GPT-6 Lunalow+10%-98%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunalow+7%-95%$0.01
MiMo v2.5thinkingOpen+9%-80%$0.042Memory (4-bit): 4.8 GB → 186 GBGPT-6.1 Terralow+19%-74%$0.055
Muse Glimmer 30BhighOpen+7%-73%$0.058Context: 262K → 131K+1Gemma 4 12BthinkingOpensame+62%$0.10 / $0.30Context: 262K → 256K+1Qwen3.5 4BthinkingOpen-6%-35%$0.03 / $0.15
Step3 VL 10BOpen-8%——Context: 262K → 66K+1SApriel v1.5 15B ThinkerOpen-18%——Context: 262K → 128K+1Qwen3 VL 8B (Reasoning)thinkingOpen-18%+611%$0.18 / $2.09Context: 262K → 256KQwen3.8 Max (0902)thinking+20%+2,444%$5.41Qwen3.7 Plusthinking+16%same$0.22Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+15%+75%$0.37Memory (4-bit): 4.8 GB → 108 GB+6Qwen3.6 Plusthinking+13%—$0.50 / $3Qwen3.5 397B A17BthinkingOpen+12%+123%$0.47Memory (4-bit): 4.8 GB → 242 GBQwen3.6 35B A3BthinkingOpen+8%+123%$0.48Memory (4-bit): 4.8 GB → 22 GBQwen 3.5 27BthinkingOpen+8%—$0.30 / $2.40Memory (4-bit): 4.8 GB → 17 GBQwen 3.5 122B A10BthinkingOpen+8%+53%$0.32Memory (4-bit): 4.8 GB → 75 GBAll Alibaba (Qwen) models →Run it yourself
estimateFAQ
How much does Qwen 3.5 9B cost?›
$0.08 per 1M input tokens and $0.13 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: Darkbloom). A typical benchmark task costs about $0.21 at default effort.
Is Qwen 3.5 9B free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.08 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Qwen 3.5 9B, and what is it best at?›
#146 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #65 of 134 in Coding, #111 of 135 in Agents & Tool Use, #65 of 245 in Writing & Language, #73 of 125 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Tool calling.
Is Qwen 3.5 9B better than Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct?›
On MMMU-Pro (vision), Qwen 3.5 9B scores 69.2 vs 47.3 — higher.
How can I use Qwen 3.5 9B?›
Through the API of Darkbloom, DeepInfra, Featherless, Parasail, PrimeIntellect and 3 more.
What is the context window of Qwen 3.5 9B?›
262K tokens, with up to 236K output tokens.
When was Qwen 3.5 9B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-03-02. It is the current version in its line.
Is Qwen 3.5 9B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Qwen 3.5 9B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Qwen 3.5 9B read images?›
It accepts text and images, video as input.
What is Qwen 3.5 9B?›
Qwen 3.5 9B is an open-weights language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Mar 2026, the successor to Qwen3 VL 8B Instruct.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen 3.5 9B?›
GPT-6.1 Terra (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), Gemma 4 12B (open weights).