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Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B vs xAI: Grok 4.20

Summary

Qwen3.5-9B vs Grok 4.20 benchmark comparison: Grok 4.20 leads on average score with 5.4 vs 4.2. Qwen3.5-9B has the lower benchmark cost at $0.036 vs $0.057. Grok 4.20 is faster at 1.11s vs 82.24s, with pass rates of 27.0% vs 33.3%.

Recommended model: Grok 4.20 - It has the best score here (5.4), while responding about 74.2x faster than Qwen3.5-9B.

Last updated at: 2026-06-10

Metric Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B medium Release: 2026-03-02 Grok 4.20 Grok 4.20 none Release: 2026-03-31
Score 4.2 5.4
Rank #162 #128
Reliability 6.7 N/A
Consistency 8.0 10.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 27.0% 33.3%
Flaky tests 5 0
Total Runs 63 54
Cost per result 1.187 1.570
Total Cost $0.036 $0.057
Input Price $0.100 / 1M $1.250 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 17,070 41,313
Output Tokens 29,045 1,923
Reasoning Tokens 209,516 0
Response Time (avg) 82.24s 1.11s
Response Time (max) 226.38s 6.04s
Response Time (total) 1315.88s 19.96s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#162 Qwen3.5-9B

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

#128 xAI: Grok 4.20

none
Cost
$0.004
Time
6.5s
Tokens
1,367 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.5-9B 5.1 5.8 50.0% 2 34.44s 369 2,621 12,411
Grok 4.20 4.8 10.0 25.0% 0 501ms 1,986 267 0
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.5-9B 2.9 10.0 0.0% 0 100.88s 2,396 7,890 41,129
Grok 4.20 3.4 9.3 0.0% 0 1.22s 1,074 312 0
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.5-9B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 0ms 0 0 0
Grok 4.20 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 6.04s 17,673 282 0
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.5-9B 3.6 5.6 33.3% 1 87.31s 4,722 1,383 32,113
Grok 4.20 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 522ms 7,749 207 0
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.5-9B 3.6 7.2 22.2% 1 137.75s 295 11,549 48,475
Grok 4.20 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 687ms 1,746 325 0
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.5-9B 2.8 1.6 33.3% 1 226.38s 180 0 30,695
Grok 4.20 4.8 10.0 0.0% 0 659ms 819 83 0
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.5-9B 6.5 10.0 50.0% 0 5.75s 381 491 1,824
Grok 4.20 6.3 10.0 50.0% 0 445ms 1,350 60 0
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.5-9B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 32.27s 376 1,593 12,026
Grok 4.20 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 473ms 1,671 198 0
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.5-9B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.31s 8,283 444 1,149
Grok 4.20 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.63s 7,245 189 0
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Qwen3.5-9B 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 177.02s 68 3,074 29,694
Grok 4.20 - - - - - - - - -

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