Qwen3 4B (Reasoning)
Analysis Summary
Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) sits in the Efficient tier on our leaderboard, ranked #205 of 556 published models on overall intelligence. At $0.110 input and $1.26 output per 1M tokens, it is among the most expensive on the market.
Editorial notes
Qwen3 4B Reasoning from Alibaba offers strong livecodebench scores for a sub-$0.15 model, but limited agentic and reasoning depth caps its usefulness for complex business tasks.
Assessed May 14, 2026
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Performance Profile
Performance Indices
Source: Artificial Analysis
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Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face
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Model Information
| Provider | Alibaba |
| Release Date | April 28, 2025 |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.11 | $0.000110 |
| Output | $1.26 | $0.001260 |
