Qwen3.5 9B vs QwQ 32B
Compare Qwen3.5 9B and QwQ 32B, both from Qwen, context windows of 262K vs 40K, tested across 14 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
Qwen3.5 9B
QwQ 32B
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Qwen3.5 9B is 10x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
Qwen3.5 9B
Input
$0.10
5.0× cheaper
Output
$0.15
10× cheaper
QwQ 32B
Input
$0.50
Output
$1.50
Qwen3.5 9B is cheaper on both — 5.0× input, 10× output
Writing DNA
Style Comparison
Similarity
52%
Qwen3.5 9B uses 91.3x more headings
Qwen3.5 9B
QwQ 32B
47%Vocabulary64%
15wSentence Length12w
0.41Hedging0.36
6.9Bold13.6
4.8Lists8.4
0.00Emoji0.00
0.91Headings0.00
0.12Transitions0.39
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