Compare/Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) vs Ministral 3 14B

Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)vsMinistral 3 14B

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

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Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.04/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
178 tok/s
TTFT
0.54s
Mistral

Ministral 3 14B

Input
$0.2/M
Output
$0.2/M
Speed
132 tok/s
TTFT
0.35s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Ministral 3 14B
Benchmarks (7-4)
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)Ministral 3 14B
Input ($/M tokens)$0.04$0.2
Output ($/M tokens)$0.2$0.2
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)$0.06
Ministral 3 14B$0.22

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)
178 tok/s
Ministral 3 14B
132 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)
0.54s
Ministral 3 14B
0.35s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
27.316.0
Coding Index
21.410.9
Math Index
30.0
GPQA Diamond
78.6%57.2%
MMLU-Pro
69.3%
LiveCodeBench
35.1%
AIME 2025
30.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
8.6%4.6%
SciCode
27.7%23.6%
IFBench
37.8%32.0%
TerminalBench
18.2%4.5%
Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)7 wins
4 winsMinistral 3 14B

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) or Ministral 3 14B?

Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.08/M tokens vs $0.20/M for Ministral 3 14B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 4 for Ministral 3 14B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 178 tok/s vs 132 tok/s. However, Ministral 3 14B has lower time-to-first-token (0.35s vs 0.54s).

When should I use Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) vs Ministral 3 14B?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.