Qwen3.5 2B
Qwen3.5 2BRankingin thinking mode?
Alternatives?
CheaperGPT OSS 20BhighOpen+51%-10%$0.011Context: 262K → 131K+2
BetterGranite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen+23%+31%$0.006Context: 262K → 128K+2NOpenNanbeige4.1 3B+86%+213%$0.10 / $0.20Context: 262K → 256K+2
BetterGemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen+26%same$0.008Context: 262K → 128K+1BetterGPT-5.6 Lunalow+83%+1,025%$0.01GPT OSS 20BhighOpen+51%-10%$0.011Context: 262K → 131K+2Granite 4.2 3BthinkingOpen+23%+31%$0.006Context: 262K → 128K+2Gemma 4 E4BthinkingOpen+26%same$0.008Context: 262K → 128K+1GPT-5.6 Lunalow+83%+1,025%$0.01GPT OSS 20BhighOpen+51%-10%$0.011Context: 262K → 131K+2
Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3BthinkingOpen+66%+163%$0.017Context: 262K → 131K+2Qwen 3.5 9BthinkingOpen+77%+131%$0.21Memory (4-bit): 1.1 GB → 4.8 GBQwen3.5 4BthinkingOpen+69%+50%$0.03 / $0.15Memory (4-bit): 1.1 GB → 2.3 GBGemma 4 12BthinkingOpen+65%+275%$0.10 / $0.30Context: 262K → 256K+1IK2 Horizon 7BthinkingOpen+65%+1,212%$0.30 / $1.20Memory (4-bit): 1.1 GB → 4.5 GB+1Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BthinkingOpen×2.1—$2.16Memory (4-bit): 1.1 GB → 1,468 GB+6Qwen3.8 Max (0902)thinking×2—$5.41Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen×2—$0.37Memory (4-bit): 1.1 GB → 108 GB+6Qwen3.7 Maxthinking×2—$0.93No image inputQwen3.7 Plusthinking+98%—$0.22Qwen3.5 397B A17BthinkingOpen+96%—$0.47Memory (4-bit): 1.1 GB → 242 GBQwen3.6 Max Previewthinking+95%—$1.30 / $7.80No image input+1Qwen3.6 Plusthinking+94%—$0.50 / $3All Alibaba (Qwen) models →Run it yourself
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How much does Qwen3.5 2B cost?›
$0.02 per 1M input tokens and $0.10 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: DeepInfra).
Is Qwen3.5 2B free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.02 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Qwen3.5 2B, and what is it best at?›
#332 of 336 in Chat & Knowledge, #171 of 239 in Coding, #146 of 177 in Agents & Tool Use, #206 of 245 in Writing & Language, #118 of 125 in Vision & Documents.
Is Qwen3.5 2B better than Qwen3 1.7B?›
On GPQA Diamond, Qwen3.5 2B scores 45.6 vs 35.6 — higher.
How can I use Qwen3.5 2B?›
Through the API of DeepInfra, Featherless.
What is the context window of Qwen3.5 2B?›
262K tokens.
When was Qwen3.5 2B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-03-02. It is the current version in its line.
Is Qwen3.5 2B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Qwen3.5 2B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Qwen3.5 2B read images?›
It accepts text and images as input.
What is Qwen3.5 2B?›
Qwen3.5 2B is an open-weights language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Mar 2026, the successor to Qwen3 1.7B.
What are the best alternatives to Qwen3.5 2B?›
GPT OSS 20B (cheaper), Granite 4.2 3B (better), Nanbeige4.1 3B (open weights).