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OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B
Side-by-side comparison of specs, pricing, benchmark scores, and task rankings. Updated 2026-09-23.
| OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini | Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B | |
|---|---|---|
| Vendor | openai | qwen |
| Quality Score | 100 | 100 |
| Benchmark Score | 37.7 | 18.3 |
| Input Price | $0.75/M | $0.10/M |
| Output Price | $4.50/M | $0.15/M |
| Context Window | 400,000 | 262,144 |
| Max Output | 128,000 | 32,768 |
| Tool Calling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured Output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning Mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Vision | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | - | - |
| Benchmark Scores | ||
| ai_index | 39.7 | 22.5 |
Who wins by task?
| Task | OpenAI: GPT-5.4 Mini | Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| SQL Generation | 138 | 133 |
| Code Review | 139 | 130 |
| Code Completion | 131 | 129 |
| Code Refactoring | 142 | 131 |
| Bug Fixing | 143 | 134 |
| Unit Test Generation | 128 | 123 |
| Code Documentation | 134 | 128 |
| Regex Writing | 122 | 122 |
| CI/CD Pipelines | 124 | 119 |
| Frontend Component Design | 126 | 124 |
| Data Analysis | 130 | 127 |
| CSV / Spreadsheet Cleanup | 135 | 129 |
| ETL Scripting | 133 | 125 |
| JSON Extraction | 130 | 131 |
| Bulk Data Labeling | 128 | 129 |
| OCR / Document Parsing | 133 | 129 |
| Table Extraction from PDFs | 133 | 129 |
| Long-Document Summarization | 143 | 133 |
| Short-Form Summarization | 124 | 125 |
| Blog Post Writing | 126 | 121 |
Scores reflect capability match + benchmark data + pricing for each task. Methodology →
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