# Qwen3.5-9B vs ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) (slim)

> ThinkingCap 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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ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) and Qwen3.5-9B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 60.5 (C). Qwen3.5-9B leads on reach and risk. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Qwen3.5-9B: C 60.5, rank #53 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/qwen3-5-9b.min.md
- ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B): C 61, rank #50 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/thinkingcap-qwen3-8-27b.min.md
- 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 75; Risk, 55 against 45.
- ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B), good for Small teams and individuals running Qwen3.8-27B for agent or reasoning work who want shorter thinking traces on one 24 GB GPU or Mac. Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 53 against 34.

| Category | Qwen3.5-9B | ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 75 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 45 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 70 | 70 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 34 | 53 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Qwen3.5-9B | ThinkingCap (Qwen3.8 27B) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Alibaba (Qwen team) | BottleCap AI |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | PolyForm-Small-Business-1.0.0 |
| Last release | 2026-03-02 | 2026-10-06 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked |  |