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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen3.5 4B vs AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual vs LFM2 24B A2B

Qwen3.5 4B comes out ahead, 78 to 60 and 58 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.5 4B

    Released Mar 2, 2026

    78/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.04 / $0.07
    • Context262K
  2. Z.ai (Zhipu)

    AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual

    Released Dec 10, 2025

    60/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.035 / $0.138
    • Context66K
  3. Liquid AI

    LFM2 24B A2B

    Released Feb 24, 2026

    58/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.03 / $0.12
    • Context33K
01 — Verdict

Qwen3.5 4B is our pick

Qwen3.5 4B is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual (60) and LFM2 24B A2B (58). It leads on inputs & features and context window. 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 4BQwen3.5 4B $0.048 · LFM2 24B A2B $0.052 · AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual $0.061 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3.5 4BQwen3.5 4B 262,144 · AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual 65,536 · LFM2 24B A2B 32,768 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.5 4BQwen3.5 4B: Text, Images, Video · AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual: Text, Images · LFM2 24B A2B: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3.5 4BAutoGLM Phone 9B MultilingualLFM2 24B A2B
Price50%100100100
Inputs & features30%702525
Context window20%37120
Overall100%78/10060/10058/100

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 4B vs AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual vs LFM2 24B A2B specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3.5 4BAlibaba (Qwen)AutoGLM Phone 9B MultilingualZ.ai (Zhipu)LFM2 24B A2BLiquid AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics55.8%——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.04$0.035$0.03 (best)
Output$0.07 (best)$0.138$0.12
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)$0.048 (best)$0.061$0.052
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 3 providersMedian of 2 providersMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)65,536 tokens32,768 tokens
Max output81,920 tokens (best)65,536 tokens32,768 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesYesNo
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoYesNoNo
ReasoningYesNoNo
Tool callingYesNoYes
Structured outputNoNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache-2.0OpenMITOpenLFM Open License v1.0
API model ID———
API providers5 (best)21
ReleasedMar 2, 2026Dec 10, 2025Feb 24, 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 4B$0.54
  • AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual$0.626
  • LFM2 24B A2B$0.54
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3.5 4B, AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual or LFM2 24B A2B?

Qwen3.5 4B is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual (60) and LFM2 24B A2B (58). It leads on inputs & features and context window. 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 4B, AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual or LFM2 24B A2B?

Qwen3.5 4B is cheaper at $0.04 input / $0.07 output per million tokens (median across 3 API providers). LFM2 24B A2B costs $0.03 input / $0.12 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider); AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual costs $0.035 input / $0.138 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.048 per million tokens for Qwen3.5 4B versus $0.052 for LFM2 24B A2B (1.1× as much) and $0.061 for AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual (1.3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen3.5 4B has not been scored yet, AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual has not been scored yet and LFM2 24B A2B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.5 4B, AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual and LFM2 24B A2B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.5 4B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 65,536 for AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual and 32,768 for LFM2 24B A2B. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.5 4B up to 81,920, AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual up to 65,536, LFM2 24B A2B up to 32,768 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3.5 4B accepts text, images and video; AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual accepts text and images; LFM2 24B A2B accepts text. Qwen3.5 4B handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, all three publish their weights (Apache-2.0, MIT and LFM Open License v1.0), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Qwen3.5 4B is the newest, released Mar 2, 2026. LFM2 24B A2B came out Feb 24, 2026; AutoGLM Phone 9B Multilingual came out Dec 10, 2025.

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 Nov 2, 2026.