# Nanbeige4.2-3B vs Qwen3.5-4B (slim)

> Qwen3.5-4B and Nanbeige4.2-3B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61.2 and 61 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Qwen3.5-4B and Nanbeige4.2-3B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61.2 (C) and 61 (C). Nanbeige4.2-3B leads on agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Nanbeige4.2-3B: C 61, rank #78 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/nanbeige-4-2-3b.min.md
- Qwen3.5-4B: C 61.2, rank #38 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-4b.min.md
- Nanbeige4.2-3B, good for Local agents that need tool calling and a long context on a laptop or a small GPU Ahead on Agent interface, 85 against 70; Documentation and upkeep, 72 against 34.
- Qwen3.5-4B, good for Agents that want a cheap local helper for tool calls, short reasoning and reading images on a laptop or small GPU

| Category | Nanbeige4.2-3B | Qwen3.5-4B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 72 | 34 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Nanbeige4.2-3B | Qwen3.5-4B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Nanbeige LLM Lab (BOSS Zhipin) | Alibaba (Qwen team) |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (Hub metadata only; the repository has no LICENSE file) | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-09-11 | 2026-03-02 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Nanbeige4.2-3B +38: Nanbeige4.2-3B 72 (Model card 17, Intended use, limitations, the architecture, the parameters (3B outside the embeddings), the context and the languages (in the metadata) are on t…); Qwen3.5-4B 34 (The card covers five of the seven items and misses limitations and a cut-off (14).)
- Agent interface, Nanbeige4.2-3B +15: Nanbeige4.2-3B 85 (Chat template 20, A Jinja chat template in tokenizer_config.json (7,961 characters), with enable_thinking, preserve_thinking, tools and tool_call_format switche…); Qwen3.5-4B 70 (The template ships in the repository (20) and the model was trained for tool use with several calls per turn in the template (20).)