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GPT-4.1 Nano vs Qwen3.5 9B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

GPT-4.1 Nano wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Better at math
  • Supports vision

Qwen3.5 9B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
Price Advantage
Qwen3.5 9B
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3.5 9B
Context Window
GPT-4.1 Nano
Speed
Qwen3.5 9B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureGPT-4.1 NanoQwen3.5 9B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyGPT-4.1 NanoQwen3.5 9B
LicenseProprietaryOpen Source
AuthorOpenAIQwen
ReleasedApr 2025Mar 2026

GPT-4.1 Nano Modalities

Input
imagetextfile
Output
text

Qwen3.5 9B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen3.5 9B has cheaper input pricing at $0.04/M tokens. Qwen3.5 9B has cheaper output pricing at $0.15/M tokens.
Qwen3.5 9B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 21.4, compared to GPT-4.1 Nano's score of 11.2.
GPT-4.1 Nano has a 1,047,576 token context window, while Qwen3.5 9B has a 262,144 token context window.
GPT-4.1 Nano supports vision. Qwen3.5 9B does not support vision.