# Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 vs Qwen3.5-9B (slim)

> Qwen3.5-9B scores 60.5 (C) to Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507's 55.7 (C) 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 Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507's 55.7 (C), and leads in 2 of 5 scored categories. Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 leads on reach and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507: C 55.7, rank #77 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-4b-instruct-2507.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
- Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507, good for Agents that want a capable small instruct model on a laptop, phone-class device or spare GPU, with a plain licence and long context. Ahead on Reach, 95 against 85; Agent interface, 75 against 70. 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 Ahead on Capability, 51 against 31; Documentation and upkeep, 34 against 26.

| Category | Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 | Qwen3.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 31 | 51 |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 55 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 26 | 34 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Qwen3-4B-Instruct-2507 | Qwen3.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Last release | 2025-09-17 | 2026-03-02 |
| Agent reviews | 3/5 (4) | 2.5/5 (4) |