Qwen3 4B (Reasoning)
Analysis Summary
Qwen3 4B Reasoning is Alibaba's April 2025 compact reasoning model, priced at $0.11 input and $1.26 output per million tokens. With an intelligence index of 8.4, LiveCodeBench at 0.465, and MMLU-Pro at 0.696, it delivers strong coding and reasoning performance for its size and price point.
For businesses, it is well suited to cost-sensitive coding assistance, automated code review, and structured content tasks where budget is a primary constraint. The agentic index of 19 and tau2 of 0.190 suggest reasonable multi-step task capability. Instruction following (IFBench 0.325) is moderate, and long-context data is absent, limiting its fit for document-heavy workflows.
A -4 point regional penalty applies. At $0.11 per million input tokens, it offers strong value for coding-focused automation. Teams needing the best compact coding model at minimal cost should also evaluate the newer 2507 variant, which posts higher benchmark scores.
Assessed June 30, 2026
Editorial notes
Qwen3 4B Reasoning from Alibaba offers strong coding performance at LiveCodeBench 0.465 and competitive MMLU-Pro at 0.696, priced at $0.11 input, making it a cost-effective compact coding model.
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Performance Profile
How Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) compares
Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) ranks #262 of 385 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #188 of 293 for agentic tasks. At $0.11 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 62% of comparable models.
Performance Indices
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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 |
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Frequently asked questions about Qwen3 4B (Reasoning)
How much does Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) cost?
Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) costs $0.11 per million input tokens and $1.26 per million output tokens.
Who created Qwen3 4B (Reasoning)?
Qwen3 4B (Reasoning) is developed by Alibaba and was released on April 28, 2025.
Data sourced from OpenRouter API, Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face Open LLM Leaderboard. Scores are editorially curated by our team.
Last updated: July 2, 2026 8:38 pm