# Gemini 3 Deep Think vs Qwen3.5-9B

> Qwen3.5-9B has enough public results to be ranked (#236); Gemini 3 Deep Think does not yet, so treat this comparison as directional.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/gemini-3-deep-think-vs-qwen3-5-9b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 1

## 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 70.2 to 23.1.
- 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.

## Snapshot

| | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Google | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 58.3 | 33.8 |
| Rank | — | 236 |
| Context | — | 262K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.10 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.15 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Gemini 3 Deep Think: —
- Qwen3.5-9B: 35.9 (#217)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 27.5% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Gemini 3 Deep Think: —
- Qwen3.5-9B: 14.5 (#151)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 9.2% |

## Reasoning

- Gemini 3 Deep Think: 70.2 (#14)
- Qwen3.5-9B: 23.1 (#182)

| 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 | — | 139.46 |

## Math

- Gemini 3 Deep Think: —
- Qwen3.5-9B: 34.8 (#192)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 48.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 61.7% |

## Knowledge

- Gemini 3 Deep Think: —
- Qwen3.5-9B: 46.0 (#84)

| Benchmark | Gemini 3 Deep Think | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 79% |

## FAQ

### Is Gemini 3 Deep Think better than Qwen3.5-9B?

Qwen3.5-9B has enough public results to be ranked (#236); 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.