Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch)

qwen · Released Mar 10, 2026
DFO score
12.2 variant, not ranked separately
Speed
– Not reported
Input Price #336 / 718
$0.170 per 1M tokens
Output Price #252 / 718
$0.250 per 1M tokens
Context #186 / 718
262,144 tokens

Analysis Summary

Qwen3.5-9B (batch) is listed as a multimodal model with image and video input, a 262K-token context, tool use, and function calling. No benchmark results are supplied for this batch endpoint, so its reasoning, coding, visual understanding, and agentic reliability cannot be confirmed from the available information.

The context and modalities make it a candidate for controlled tests involving long inputs or visual material, while tool calling may support integrations. The listed price is relatively low, but cost alone does not establish suitability for client workflows. Validate instruction following, factual consistency, and tool behavior before routing production traffic. Until those tests are available, treat it as an evaluation option rather than a proven choice for content, coding, or autonomous tasks.

Assessed September 23, 2026

Editorial notes

Qwen3.5-9B (batch) lists image and video input, a 262K-token context, and tool calling, but this record contains no benchmark results for the variant.

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DFO Verdict

Qwen3.5-9B (batch) lists image and video input, a 262K-token context, and tool calling, but this record contains no benchmark results for the variant.

Down 4 this week

How Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch) compares

Its 262K-token context window is larger than 74% of the models we list. At $0.17 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 53% of comparable models.

Position in the field
DFO score: ahead of 45% of models #398
Price: cheaper than 53% of models #336
Context: larger than 74% of models #186
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch) $0.17 in $0.25 out
Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $4.00 in $20.00 out
Google: Gemini 4 Argon $2.00 in $10.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 $10.00 in $50.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.17 $0.000170
Output $0.25 $0.000250

What would Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch) cost your business?

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

$0.698/mo Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch) $0.0002 per request
$31.68/mo Anthropic: Claude Opus 5.5 $0.01 per request
$7.92/mo Google: Gemini 4 Argon (batch) · best value $0.0026 per request

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About Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch)

Qwen3.5-9B is a multimodal foundation model from the Qwen3.5 family, designed to deliver strong reasoning, coding, and visual understanding in an efficient 9B-parameter architecture. It uses a unified vision-language design..

Frequently asked questions about Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch)

How much does Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch) cost?

Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch) costs $0.17 per million input tokens and $0.25 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch)?

Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch) has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K).

What can Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch) do?

Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch) supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch)?

Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (batch) is developed by Qwen and was released on March 10, 2026.

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