Model comparison
Gemini 3 Deep Think vs Qwen3.5-9B
Qwen3.5-9B has enough public results to be ranked (#235); Gemini 3 Deep Think does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
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Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Gemini 3 Deep Think scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3.5-9B in 0 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3 Deep Think leads 70.8 to 22.5.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is CritPt: 25.7% for Gemini 3 Deep Think and 0.3% for Qwen3.5-9B.
- Qwen3.5-9B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3 Deep Think | Qwen3.5-9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | |
| Noometry Index | 58.5 | 33.3 |
| Released | 2026-02-12 | 2026-02-23 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.15 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 10 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Gemini 3 Deep Think: —, Qwen3.5-9B: 35.3 (#213)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 27.5% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3 Deep Think: —, Qwen3.5-9B: 14.4 (#143)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 9.2% |
Reasoning Gemini 3 Deep Think leads
Gemini 3 Deep Think: 70.8 (#11), Qwen3.5-9B: 22.5 (#178)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 25.7% | 0.3% |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 84.6% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 96% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 71.2% |
| LMCA | — | 24.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 139.45 |
Math Not comparable
Gemini 3 Deep Think: —, Qwen3.5-9B: 33.5 (#174)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 48.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 61.7% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Gemini 3 Deep Think: —, Qwen3.5-9B: 46.0 (#77)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 79% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3 Deep Think better than Qwen3.5-9B?
Qwen3.5-9B has enough public results to be ranked (#235); Gemini 3 Deep Think does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3 Deep Think and Qwen3.5-9B share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Gemini 3 Deep Think has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5-9B has 10.