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Qwen2 1.5B vs Qwen3.5-27B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen2 1.5B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

Qwen3.5-27B wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
  • Supports tool calls
Price Advantage
Qwen2 1.5B
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3.5-27B
Context Window
Qwen3.5-27B
Speed
Qwen3.5-27B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeatureQwen2 1.5BQwen3.5-27B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyQwen2 1.5BQwen3.5-27B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorQwenQwen
ReleasedUnknownFeb 2026

Qwen2 1.5B Modalities

Input
Output

Qwen3.5-27B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

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Frequently Asked Questions

Qwen2 1.5B has cheaper input pricing at $0.00/M tokens. Qwen2 1.5B has cheaper output pricing at $0.00/M tokens.
Qwen3.5-27B scores higher on coding benchmarks with a score of 33.4, compared to Qwen2 1.5B's score of N/A.
Qwen2 1.5B has a unknown token context window, while Qwen3.5-27B has a 262,144 token context window.
Qwen2 1.5B does not support vision. Qwen3.5-27B supports vision.