GPT-4.1 mini vs Qwen3.5-9B Comparison
Comparing GPT-4.1 mini and Qwen3.5-9B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
GPT-4.1 mini outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.5-9B is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, HMMT 2025, IFEval, MMMLU, Multi-Challenge).
Qwen3.5-9B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Pricing Analysis
Price comparison per million tokens
Cost data unavailable.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only GPT-4.1 mini specifies input context (1,047,576 tokens). Only GPT-4.1 mini specifies output context (32,768 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both GPT-4.1 mini and Qwen3.5-9B support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
GPT-4.1 mini
Qwen3.5-9B
License
Usage and distribution terms
GPT-4.1 mini is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3.5-9B uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
GPT-4.1 mini was released on 2025-04-14, while Qwen3.5-9B was released on 2026-03-02.
Qwen3.5-9B is 11 months newer than GPT-4.1 mini.
Apr 14, 2025
11 months ago
Mar 2, 2026
2 weeks ago
10mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
GPT-4.1 mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-05-31, while Qwen3.5-9B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm GPT-4.1 mini's training data extends to 2024-05-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.5-9B's cutoff date.
May 2024
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
GPT-4.1 mini
View detailsOpenAI
Qwen3.5-9B
View detailsAlibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
GPT-4.1 mini
Qwen3.5-9BDetailed Comparison
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