Compare/Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) vs Grok-1

Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)vsGrok-1

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

Alibaba

Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT
xAI

Grok-1

Input
$0/M
Output
$0/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Tie
Faster (tok/s)
Tie
Lower Latency
Tie
Benchmarks (7-0)
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)Grok-1
Input ($/M tokens)$0$0
Output ($/M tokens)$0$0
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)$0.00
Grok-1$0.00

Speed Comparison

Speed data not available for these models.

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
27.311.7
Coding Index
21.3
Math Index
GPQA Diamond
78.6%
MMLU-Pro
LiveCodeBench
AIME 2025
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
8.6%
SciCode
27.7%
IFBench
37.8%
TerminalBench
18.2%
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)7 wins
0 winsGrok-1

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) or Grok-1?

Both models have similar pricing. Check the detailed breakdown above for input vs output token costs.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 0 for Grok-1. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Both models have comparable generation speeds.

When should I use Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) vs Grok-1?

Choose based on your priorities: both are similarly priced, Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and both have comparable speed. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.