Grok-3 vs Qwen3.5-9B Comparison
Comparing Grok-3 and Qwen3.5-9B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Grok-3 outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen3.5-9B is better at 0 benchmarks.
Grok-3 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 Grok-3 specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Grok-3 specifies output context (8,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Grok-3 and Qwen3.5-9B support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Grok-3
Qwen3.5-9B
License
Usage and distribution terms
Grok-3 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
Grok-3 was released on 2025-02-17, while Qwen3.5-9B was released on 2026-03-02.
Qwen3.5-9B is 13 months newer than Grok-3.
Feb 17, 2025
1.1 years ago
Mar 2, 2026
1 weeks ago
1.0yr newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Grok-3 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while Qwen3.5-9B's cutoff date is not specified.
We can confirm Grok-3's training data extends to 2024-11-17, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.5-9B's cutoff date.
Nov 2024
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Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Qwen3.5-9B
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Grok-3
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