Model comparison

Laguna M.1 vs Qwen3.5-9B

Qwen3.5-9B is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.3 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

Laguna M.1 Poolside

31.9

Rank #252 Reported

Qwen3.5-9B Alibaba (Qwen)

33.3

Rank #235 Confirmed

Summary

  • The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3.5-9B leads 33.5 to 20.3.

Side by side

Laguna M.1 and Qwen3.5-9B specifications
Laguna M.1Qwen3.5-9B
ProviderPoolsideAlibaba (Qwen)
Noometry Index31.933.3
Released2026-04-282026-02-23
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window262K262K
Max output33K66K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.10
Output $ / M tokens—$0.15
Results tracked310

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Category by category

Coding Laguna M.1 leads

Laguna M.1: 36.4 (#195), Qwen3.5-9B: 35.3 (#213)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkLaguna M.1Qwen3.5-9B
LMArena WebDev1348—
SciCode—27.5%

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.5-9B: 14.4 (#143)

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkLaguna M.1Qwen3.5-9B
Terminal-Bench—9.2%

Reasoning Too close to call

Laguna M.1: 21.9 (#187), Qwen3.5-9B: 22.5 (#178)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkLaguna M.1Qwen3.5-9B
CritPt—0.3%
Chess Puzzles—12%
DTBench—71.2%
LMCA—24.5%
Surface Evolver Bench15.6%—
Epoch Capabilities Index—139.45

Math Qwen3.5-9B leads

Laguna M.1: 20.3 (#276), Qwen3.5-9B: 33.5 (#174)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkLaguna M.1Qwen3.5-9B
MathArena Final-Answer Competitions—48.5%
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025—61.7%
ProofBench0%—

Knowledge Not comparable

Laguna M.1: —, Qwen3.5-9B: 46.0 (#77)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkLaguna M.1Qwen3.5-9B
GPQA Diamond—79%

Frequently asked questions

Is Laguna M.1 better than Qwen3.5-9B?

Qwen3.5-9B is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.3 to 31.9 on the Noometry Index.

Is Laguna M.1 or Qwen3.5-9B better for coding?

Laguna M.1 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 36.4 versus 35.3 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Both accept 262K tokens.

How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and Qwen3.5-9B share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.5-9B has 10.

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