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Kwaipilot: KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B

Summary

KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 leads on average score with 4.9 vs 3.8. Qwen3.5-9B (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.036 vs $0.037. KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 is faster at 6.99s vs 82.24s, with pass rates of 38.1% vs 27.0%.

Recommended modelKAT-Coder-Air V2.5It has the best score here (4.9), while responding about 11.8x faster than Qwen3.5-9B (medium).

Last updated at: 2026-07-14

Metric	KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 none Release: 2026-07-14	Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B medium Release: 2026-03-02

Metric	KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 none Release: 2026-07-14	Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B medium Release: 2026-03-02
Score	4.9	3.8
Rank	#168	#193
Reliability	10.0	6.7
Consistency	7.1	8.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	38.1%	27.0%
Flaky tests	7	5
Total Runs	63	63
Cost per result	0.724	1.187
Total Cost	$0.037	$0.036
Input Price	$0.150 / 1M	$0.100 / 1M
Output Price	$0.600 / 1M	$0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens	41,328	17,070
Output Tokens	49,933	29,045
Reasoning Tokens	0	209,516
Response Time (avg)	6.99s	82.24s
Response Time (max)	24.94s	226.38s
Response Time (total)	146.78s	1315.88s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#168 KAT-Coder-Air V2.5

none

Cost: $0.002
Time: 14.5s
Tokens: 2,619 tok

#193 Qwen3.5-9B

medium

Cost: $0.001
Time: 35.9s
Tokens: 3,030 tok

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Category Breakdown

Category:

Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5	5.3	5.6	50.0%	2		2.68s	672	3,044	0
Qwen3.5-9B	5.1	5.8	50.0%	2		34.44s	369	2,621	12,411

Coding	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5	3.3	9.6	0.0%	0		14.31s	6,472	16,918	0
Qwen3.5-9B	2.9	10.0	0.0%	0		100.88s	2,396	7,890	41,129

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5	4.7	1.6	66.7%	1		24.94s	15,131	6,788	0
Qwen3.5-9B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		0ms	0	0	0

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5	6.3	5.8	66.7%	1		2.66s	7,776	1,268	0
Qwen3.5-9B	3.6	5.6	33.3%	1		87.31s	4,722	1,383	32,113

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5	2.9	7.2	11.1%	1		6.24s	771	7,818	0
Qwen3.5-9B	3.6	7.2	22.2%	1		137.75s	295	11,549	48,475

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5	5.0	10.0	0.0%	0		12.02s	516	656	0
Qwen3.5-9B	2.8	1.6	33.3%	1		226.38s	180	0	30,695

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5	9.9	10.0	100.0%	0		1.75s	699	858	0
Qwen3.5-9B	6.5	10.0	50.0%	0		5.75s	381	491	1,824

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5	2.9	4.4	22.2%	2		1.84s	696	1,255	0
Qwen3.5-9B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		32.27s	376	1,593	12,026

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		5.13s	8,391	1,560	0
Qwen3.5-9B	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		4.31s	8,283	444	1,149

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		17.96s	204	9,768	0
Qwen3.5-9B	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		177.02s	68	3,074	29,694

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