# Agents-A1-4B vs Qwen3.5-9B (slim)

> Agents-A1-4B and Qwen3.5-9B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 60.5 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Agents-A1-4B and Qwen3.5-9B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 60.5 (C). Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Agents-A1-4B: C 61, rank #34 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/agents-a1-4b.min.md
- Qwen3.5-9B: C 60.5, rank #53 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-9b.min.md
- Agents-A1-4B, good for Local agent loops (search, research, tool calls) on a laptop, a small GPU or a phone-class machine, under a plain licence Ahead on Reach, 90 against 85; Documentation and upkeep, 43 against 34. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.0 against 2.5 out of 5.
- Qwen3.5-9B, good for Agents that want a small multimodal tool-calling cousin on a laptop or a 16 GB GPU, under a plain licence

| Category | Agents-A1-4B | Qwen3.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 90 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 43 | 34 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Agents-A1-4B | Qwen3.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | InternScience (Shanghai AI Laboratory) | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Last release | 2026-07-14 | 2026-03-02 |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (4) |