Model comparison
Gemini 1.0 Pro vs Qwen3.5-9B
Qwen3.5-9B is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.3 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 4 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 1.0 Pro scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.5-9B in 4 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.5-9B leads 46.0 to 15.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 1.1% for Gemini 1.0 Pro and 61.7% for Qwen3.5-9B.
- Qwen3.5-9B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen3.5-9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 33.3 |
| Released | 2023-12-13 | 2026-02-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 24 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.5-9B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 31.6 (#270), Qwen3.5-9B: 35.3 (#213)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 27.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1108 | — |
| HumanEval+ | 55.5% | — |
| MBPP+ | 61.4% | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: —, Qwen3.5-9B: 14.4 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 9.2% |
Reasoning Qwen3.5-9B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 16.4 (#292), Qwen3.5-9B: 22.5 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| DTBench | 45.9% | 71.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 116.97 | 139.45 |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1109 | — |
| LMCA | — | 24.5% |
Math Qwen3.5-9B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 8.7 (#315), Qwen3.5-9B: 33.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 1.1% | 61.7% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 48.5% |
| LMArena Math | 1132 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | 11.2% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.5-9B leads
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 15.5 (#286), Qwen3.5-9B: 46.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 34% | 79% |
| LMArena Expert | 1059 | — |
| MMLU | 70% | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 33.5 (#247), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1138 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1124 | — |
| LMArena French | 1144 | — |
| LMArena German | 1125 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1023 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1186 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1118 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 57.9 (#262), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1114 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 34.3 (#244), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1132 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Gemini 1.0 Pro: 36.2 (#259), Qwen3.5-9B: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 1.0 Pro | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1149 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1130 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1139 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro better than Qwen3.5-9B?
Qwen3.5-9B is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.3 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Is Gemini 1.0 Pro or Qwen3.5-9B better for coding?
Qwen3.5-9B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 35.3 versus 31.6 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 1.0 Pro and Qwen3.5-9B share?
4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 1.0 Pro has 24 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5-9B has 10.