Model comparison
Qwen3.5-9B vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Qwen3.5-9B and Qwen3 Coder Next score almost the same on the Noometry Index (33.8 vs 34.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.5-9B scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3 Coder Next in 1 category, but none of those gaps is larger than the uncertainty.
- Qwen3.5-9B is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $0.12 / $0.80 for Qwen3 Coder Next.
Side by side
| Qwen3.5-9B | Qwen3 Coder Next | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.8 | 34.3 |
| Released | 2026-02-23 | 2026-02-02 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.10 | $0.12 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 10 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Too close to call
Qwen3.5-9B: 35.9 (#217), Qwen3 Coder Next: 36.3 (#210)
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen3.5-9B: 14.5 (#151), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-9B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | 9.2% | — |
Reasoning Too close to call
Qwen3.5-9B: 23.1 (#182), Qwen3 Coder Next: 22.4 (#196)
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-9B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0.3% | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| DTBench | 71.2% | — |
| LMCA | 24.5% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 139.46 | — |
Math Not comparable
Qwen3.5-9B: 34.8 (#192), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-9B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 48.5% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 61.7% | — |
Knowledge Not comparable
Qwen3.5-9B: 46.0 (#84), Qwen3 Coder Next: —
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-9B | Qwen3 Coder Next |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 79% | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.5-9B better than Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3.5-9B and Qwen3 Coder Next score almost the same on the Noometry Index (33.8 vs 34.3), so choose on price, context window or the category you care about most.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5-9B or Qwen3 Coder Next?
Qwen3.5-9B is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Coder Next lists at $0.12 and $0.80.
Is Qwen3.5-9B or Qwen3 Coder Next better for coding?
They score almost the same on coding (35.9 vs 36.3); test both on your own repository before choosing.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Qwen3.5-9B and Qwen3 Coder Next share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.5-9B has 10 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Coder Next has 3.