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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Qwen3.5 9B

Qwen3.5 9B comes out ahead, 79 to 58 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.5 122B-A10B

    Released Feb 23, 2026

    58/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.40 / $3.20
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3.5 122B-A10B
  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.5 9B

    Released Feb 23, 2026

    79/100
    • ECI139.5
    • Price$0.10 / $0.15
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3.5 9B

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01 — Verdict

Qwen3.5 9B is our pick

Qwen3.5 9B is the better all-round choice, scoring 79/100 against Qwen3.5 122B-A10B (58). It leads on price. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B wins on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceQwen3.5 9BQwen3.5 9B $0.113 · Qwen3.5 122B-A10B $1.10 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameQwen3.5 122B-A10B 262,144 · Qwen3.5 9B 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 122B-A10B: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Qwen3.5 9B: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 9B
Price50%4895
Inputs & features30%9080
Context window20%3737
Overall100%58/10079/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Qwen3.5 9B specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3.5 122B-A10BAlibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.5 9BAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)—139.5
ECI rank—#101 of 148
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions—79.0%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics—61.7%
Price per million tokens
Input$0.40$0.10 (best)
Output$3.20$0.15 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$1.10$0.113 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIMedian of 14 providers
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens262,144 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens65,536 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesYes
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model IDqwen3.5-122b-a10b—
API providers19 (best)15
ReleasedFeb 23, 2026Feb 23, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Qwen3.5 122B-A10B$10.40
  • Qwen3.5 9B$1.30
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3.5 122B-A10B or Qwen3.5 9B?

Qwen3.5 9B is the better all-round choice, scoring 79/100 against Qwen3.5 122B-A10B (58). It leads on price. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B wins on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B or Qwen3.5 9B?

Qwen3.5 9B is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (median across 14 API providers). Qwen3.5 122B-A10B costs $0.40 input / $3.20 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.113 per million tokens for Qwen3.5 9B versus $1.10 for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B (9.8× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B has not been scored yet and Qwen3.5 9B has an ECI of 139.5.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B and Qwen3.5 9B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B and Qwen3.5 9B share the same 262,144-token context window. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.5 122B-A10B up to 65,536, Qwen3.5 9B up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B accepts text, images, audio and video; Qwen3.5 9B accepts text, images and video. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the newest, released Feb 23, 2026. Qwen3.5 9B came out Feb 23, 2026.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

05 — Keep comparing

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