Compare/Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) vs Solar Mini

Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)vsSolar Mini

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.03/M
Output
$0.15/M
Speed
220 tok/s
TTFT
0.26s
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Solar Mini

Input
$0.15/M
Output
$0.15/M
Speed
94 tok/s
TTFT
1.47s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (7-1)
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)Solar Mini
Input ($/M tokens)$0.03$0.15
Output ($/M tokens)$0.15$0.15
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)$0.04
Solar Mini$0.16

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
220 tok/s
Solar Mini
94 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)
0.26s
Solar Mini
1.47s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
22.611.9
Coding Index
13.7
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
71.2%
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
33.1%
Humanity's Last Exam
7.5%
SciCode
18.3%
IFBench
33.3%
TerminalBench
11.4%
Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning)7 wins
1 winsSolar Mini

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) or Solar Mini?

Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.06/M tokens vs $0.15/M for Solar Mini.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Solar Mini. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 220 tok/s vs 94 tok/s. Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) also has lower time-to-first-token (0.26s vs 1.47s).

When should I use Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) vs Solar Mini?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.5 4B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.