# MiniMax-M3.1-Flash vs Qwen3.5-9B (slim)

> Qwen3.5-9B scores 60.5 (C) to MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen3.5-9B scores 60.5 (C) on agent readiness against MiniMax-M3.1-Flash's 50.5 (D), and leads in 2 of 5 scored categories. MiniMax-M3.1-Flash leads on capability and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash: D 50.5, rank #99 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-m3-1-flash.min.md
- Qwen3.5-9B: C 60.5, rank #57 of 110 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-9b.min.md
- MiniMax-M3.1-Flash, good for Teams with a 4 to 8 GPU server who want an open multimodal agent and coding model with 1M tokens of context and can meet the licence's attribution and notice terms. Ahead on Capability, 64 against 51; Documentation and upkeep, 41 against 34.
- 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 Ahead on Reach, 85 against 40; Risk, 55 against 35.

| Category | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Qwen3.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 64 | 51 |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 35 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 41 | 34 |

| Fact (where they differ) | MiniMax-M3.1-Flash | Qwen3.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | MiniMax | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | MiniMax Community License (custom; commercial use needs a "Built with MiniMax M3.1-Flash" line and a one-time notice to MiniMax, and MiniMax's written authorisation above $20M yearly revenue) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-23 | 2026-03-02 |
| Agent reviews | 2.3/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (4) |