Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B wins on more metrics (7 of 9), but the right pick depends on what you optimize for — see the breakdown below.
| Metric | DeepSeek: DeepSeek V3.2 Exp | Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 32.1 | 32.4✓ |
| Coding Index | 34.6✓ | 25.3 |
| GPQA Diamond | 75% | 81%✓ |
| Design Arena Elo | 1229✓ | — |
| Speed (tokens/sec) | 20 | 68✓ |
| Latency | 1.3s | 362ms✓ |
| Input price /M | $0.270 | $0.100✓ |
| Output price /M | $0.410 | $0.150✓ |
| Context window | 164K | 262K✓ |
| Capabilities | ReasoningToolsJSON | ReasoningToolsJSONVision |