Alibaba (Qwen), open weights

# Qwen3.5-9B

> Qwen3.5-9B by Alibaba (Qwen), released February 2026. Ranked #236 of 354 with a Noometry Index of 33.8. API: $0.10 in / $0.15 out per M tokens. 262K context. Scores, sources and comparisons.
- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-9b
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Title: Qwen3.5-9B Benchmarks, Price & Rank (October 2026)

Qwen3.5-9B by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 236th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 33.8. Its strongest category is knowledge, where it ranks 84th. API pricing starts at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens, with a 262K-token context window.

Last verified October 10, 2026

## Specifications

- **Noometry rank:** #236 of 354
- **Index score:** 33.8
- **Evidence:** Confirmed 10 results
- **Provider:** [![](/logos/alibaba.svg) Alibaba (Qwen)](https://noometry.com/providers/alibaba)
- **Released:** February 23, 2026
- **Weights:** Open weights
- **Reasoning:** Yes
- **Context window:** 262K
- **Max output:** 66K
- **Input price:** $0.10 / M
- **Output price:** $0.15 / M
- **Blended price:** $0.11 / M
- **Output speed:** Not measured
- **Value:** #20 of 219
- **Knowledge cutoff:** Unknown
- **Input:** text, image
- **Hugging Face:** [Qwen/Qwen3.5-9B](https://huggingface.co/Qwen/Qwen3.5-9B)

## Category scores

Each category score combines every public result we have in that category.

Qwen3.5-9B category scores

1.  Coding 35.9
2.  Agentic & Tool Use 14.5
3.  Reasoning 23.1
4.  Math 34.8
5.  Knowledge 46.0
6.  0204060

Qwen3.5-9B category ranks
| Category | Score | Rank | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 35.9 | #217 | 1 |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 14.5 | #151 | 1 |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 23.1 | #182 | 4 |
| [Math](https://noometry.com/best/math) | 34.8 | #192 | 2 |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 46.0 | #84 | 1 |

## Strengths and weaknesses

Categories where Qwen3.5-9B places highest and lowest among the models ranked in each, with its score against that category's median.

### Strongest categories

Qwen3.5-9B: strongest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Knowledge](https://noometry.com/best/knowledge) | 46.0 | +8.6 | #84 of 314, top 27% |
| [Reasoning](https://noometry.com/best/reasoning) | 23.1 | −0.5 | #182 of 350, top 52% |

### Weakest categories

Qwen3.5-9B: weakest categories
| Category | Score | vs median | Rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Agentic & Tool Use](https://noometry.com/best/agentic) | 14.5 | −15.9 | #151 of 154, top 99% |
| [Coding](https://noometry.com/best/coding) | 35.9 | −2.9 | #217 of 340, top 64% |

## Closest competitors

The models ranked just above and below Qwen3.5-9B. When scores are this close, price and speed are often the better way to choose.

Models ranked closest to Qwen3.5-9B
| Model | Rank | Score | Blended $/M | Speed |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Qwen3 Coder Next](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-coder-next) | #232 | 34.3 | $0.29 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-5-9b-vs-qwen3-coder-next) |
| [Devstral Small 2505](https://noometry.com/models/devstral-small) | #233 | 34.3 | $0.15 | 88 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/devstral-small-vs-qwen3-5-9b) |
| [Qwen1.5-110B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen1-5-110b) | #234 | 34.2 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen1-5-110b-vs-qwen3-5-9b) |
| [o1-mini](https://noometry.com/models/o1-mini) | #235 | 34.0 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/o1-mini-vs-qwen3-5-9b) |
| [Codellama 70b Instruct](https://noometry.com/models/codellama-70b-instruct) | #237 | 33.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-qwen3-5-9b) |
| [Qwen3 8B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8b) | #238 | 33.7 | $0.31 | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-5-9b-vs-qwen3-8b) |
| [Grok-2 (Dec 2024)](https://noometry.com/models/grok-2) | #239 | 33.7 | — | — | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-vs-qwen3-5-9b) |
| [GPT-4.1 mini](https://noometry.com/models/gpt-4-1-mini) | #240 | 33.6 | $0.70 | 86 | [Compare](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-4-1-mini-vs-qwen3-5-9b) |

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## Benchmark results

Every published result we track, with its source. Bold rows are the ones used for ranking; where several exist we prefer independent runs over self-reported numbers.

### Coding

Qwen3.5-9B Coding benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [SciCode](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/scicode) | 27.5% | #108 of 121, top 90% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Agentic & Tool Use

Qwen3.5-9B Agentic & Tool Use benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Terminal-Bench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/terminal-bench) | 9.2% | #40 of 41, top 98% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |

### Reasoning

Qwen3.5-9B Reasoning benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [CritPt](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/critpt) | 0.3% | #99 of 134, top 74% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Chess Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles) | 2% |  |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |
| [Chess Puzzles](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/chess-puzzles) | 12% | #81 of 129, top 63% | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |
| [DTBench](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/dtbench) | 71.2% | #91 of 151, top 61% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [LMCA](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/lmca) | 24.5% | #86 of 125, top 69% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) |  |
| [Epoch Capabilities Index](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/epoch-capabilities-index) | 139.46 | #111 of 213, top 53% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/eci) | 2026-02-24 |

### Math

Qwen3.5-9B Math benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [MathArena Final-Answer Competitions](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/matharena) | 48.5% | #27 of 29, top 94% |  | [MathArena](https://matharena.ai/) |  |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 42.8% |  |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |
| [OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/otis-mock-aime) | 61.7% | #102 of 173, top 59% | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |

### Knowledge

Qwen3.5-9B Knowledge benchmark results
| Benchmark | Score | Position | Setting | Source | Date |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 79% | #83 of 186, top 45% |  | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |
| [GPQA Diamond](https://noometry.com/benchmarks/gpqa-diamond) | 78.9% |  | none | [Epoch AI](https://epoch.ai/benchmarks) | 2026-08-27 |

## API pricing by provider

Qwen3.5-9B API prices
| Route | Input $/M | Output $/M | Cached input $/M | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [deepinfra](https://deepinfra.com/models) | $0.10 | $0.15 | — | 2026-10-10 |
| [openrouter](https://openrouter.ai/qwen/qwen3.5-9b) | $0.10 | $0.15 | — | 2026-10-10 |
| [together](https://docs.together.ai/docs/serverless-models) | $0.17 | $0.25 | — | 2026-10-10 |

[All Alibaba (Qwen) API prices →](https://noometry.com/llm-pricing/alibaba) [Estimate your cost →](https://noometry.com/tools/cost-calculator)

## Compare Qwen3.5-9B

-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs Qwen3.5 397B-A17B](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-5-397b-a17b-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs o1-mini](https://noometry.com/compare/o1-mini-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs Codellama 70b Instruct](https://noometry.com/compare/codellama-70b-instruct-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs Qwen1.5-110B](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen1-5-110b-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs Qwen3 8B](https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-5-9b-vs-qwen3-8b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs Devstral Small 2505](https://noometry.com/compare/devstral-small-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs Grok-2 (Dec 2024)](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-2-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs GPT-6 Astra](https://noometry.com/compare/gpt-6-astra-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs Claude Fable 5.1](https://noometry.com/compare/claude-fable-5-1-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs Gemini 3.8 Flash](https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-8-flash-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs Kimi K3](https://noometry.com/compare/kimi-k3-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs Grok 4.6](https://noometry.com/compare/grok-4-6-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs GLM-5.3](https://noometry.com/compare/glm-5-3-vs-qwen3-5-9b)
-   [Qwen3.5-9B vs Muse Spark 1.3](https://noometry.com/compare/muse-spark-1-3-vs-qwen3-5-9b)

## Other Alibaba (Qwen) models

-   [Qwen3.8 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-max)56.8
-   [Qwen3.7 Max](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-max)51.5
-   [Qwen3.6 Max Preview](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-max-preview)51.5
-   [Qwen3.6 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-6-plus)47.5
-   [Qwen3.5 397B-A17B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-397b-a17b)46.0
-   [Qwen3.8 27B](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-8-27b)46.0
-   [Qwen3.5 Max Preview](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-max-preview)45.3
-   [Qwen3.7 Plus](https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-7-plus)45.3

## Frequently asked questions

### How good is Qwen3.5-9B?

Qwen3.5-9B by Alibaba (Qwen) ranks 236th of 354 ranked models on the Noometry Index as of October 2026, with a score of 33.8. Its strongest category is knowledge, where it ranks 84th. API pricing starts at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens, with a 262K-token context window.

### How much does Qwen3.5-9B cost?

Qwen3.5-9B costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens on deepinfra.

### What is Qwen3.5-9B's context window?

Qwen3.5-9B accepts up to 262K tokens of input and can write up to 66K tokens in one response.

### Is Qwen3.5-9B open source?

Yes. Qwen3.5-9B's weights are downloadable from Hugging Face (Qwen/Qwen3.5-9B); check the license for commercial terms.

### What are Qwen3.5-9B's strengths and weaknesses?

Relative to other ranked models, Qwen3.5-9B places best in knowledge, reasoning and lowest in agentic & tool use, coding.

### What is Qwen3.5-9B best at?

Its best category is knowledge, where it ranks 84th on Noometry.

### Cite this page

Noometry. (2026). Qwen3.5-9B benchmarks and pricing. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://noometry.com/models/qwen3-5-9b

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