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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (medium) vs Qwen3.5-9B

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (medium) leads on average score with 5.1 vs 5.1. Qwen3.5-9B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.021 vs $0.156. Qwen3.5-9B is faster at 19.19s vs 70.11s, with pass rates of 48.5% vs 19.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-24

Compared models

Rank
#295
Total Output Tokens
760,441
Response Time (avg)
70.11s
Total Cost
$0.156
Rank
#302
Total Output Tokens
37,484
Response Time (avg)
19.19s
Total Cost
$0.021
Recommended model Qwen3.5-9B

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.1 vs 5.1), while costing about 7.8x less than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning medium Release: 2026-08-11 Free Available Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B none Release: 2026-03-02
Score 5.1 5.1
Rank #295 #302
Reliability 9.9 10.0
Consistency 6.0 9.7
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 48.5% 19.7%
Flaky tests 11 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.000 0.490
Total Cost $0.156 $0.021
Input Price $0.080 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.200 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 126,330 144,416
Output Tokens 165,702 37,484
Reasoning Tokens 594,739 0
Response Time (avg) 70.11s 19.19s
Response Time (max) 437.11s 382.06s
Response Time (total) 1542.52s 422.25s
Parameters 30B total (3B active) 9B
Availability Weights available Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#295 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

medium
Cost
$0.000
Time
130.5s
Tokens
6,750 tok

#302 Qwen3.5-9B

none
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 4.4 5.1 33.3% 2 285.47s 7,623 78,065 297,359
Qwen3.5-9B 3.9 7.8 11.1% 1 5.60s 7,913 1,042 0

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