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  3. Doubao Pro 1.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 17, 2026noindex (thin pair)

Doubao Pro 1.5 vs Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B is more budget-friendly at $0.15/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Doubao Pro 1.5 if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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ByteDance
Doubao Pro 1.5

ByteDance flagship enterprise model with ultra-low token cost and 128k context.

Elo 1,470$0.28/1M out
Alibaba
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B

Auto-discovered from OpenRouter (qwen/qwen3.5-9b). Preview until a second source matches.

$0.15/1M out
Top Rival Showdowns for Doubao Pro 1.5
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference Leader

No shared data

Single model data

Throughput Leader

No shared data

No latency data

Value per Dollar Leader

Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B

$0.15 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Capability Matchup Radar

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Each spoke is a skill. Farther from the center is better (0–100th percentile). Tap any dot to inspect details.

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Percentile 0–100
Dimensional AdvantageDoubao Pro 1.5 4/6
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Doubao Pro 1.5 (7)vsQwen: Qwen3.5-9B (3)
Doubao Pro 1.5: 7W (70%)Overall: Doubao Pro 1.5Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B: 3W (30%)
← Doubao Pro 1.5Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B →
Doubao Pro 1.5 (5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Preference Elo
1,470vs—
Coding Elo
1,465vs—
SWE-bench
62.1%vs—
LiveBench
64%vs—
GPQA Diamond
77.5%vs—
Doubao Pro 1.5: 5WQwen: Qwen3.5-9B: 0W
Doubao Pro 1.5 (2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Output speed
105 tok/svs—
Time to first token
190 msvs—
Doubao Pro 1.5: 2WQwen: Qwen3.5-9B: 0W
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Output price
$0.28/1Mvs$0.15/1M
Input price
$0.11/1Mvs$0.1/1M
Context window
128kvs262k
Doubao Pro 1.5: 0WQwen: Qwen3.5-9B: 3W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo
Doubao Pro 1.51,470
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B—
Coding Elo
Doubao Pro 1.51,465
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B—
LiveBench
Doubao Pro 1.564%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B—
SWE-bench
Doubao Pro 1.562.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B—
GPQA Diamond
Doubao Pro 1.577.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B—
Time to first token
Doubao Pro 1.5190 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B—
Output speed
Doubao Pro 1.5105 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B—
Input priceQwen: Qwen3.5-9B (+$0.01/1M)
Doubao Pro 1.5$0.11/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B$0.1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Output priceQwen: Qwen3.5-9B (+$0.13/1M)
Doubao Pro 1.5$0.28/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B$0.15/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Context windowQwen: Qwen3.5-9B (+134k)
Doubao Pro 1.5128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B262k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
BenchmarkDoubao Pro 1.5Qwen: Qwen3.5-9BAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,470
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
Coding Elo
1,465
lmarena · Aug 17, 2026
——
LiveBench
64%
livebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
SWE-bench
62.1%
swebench · Aug 17, 2026
——
GPQA Diamond
77.5%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Time to first token
190 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Output speed
105 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
——
Input price
$0.11/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.1/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (+$0.01/1M)
Output price
$0.28/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.15/1M
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (+$0.13/1M)
Context window
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
262k
openrouter · Aug 17, 2026
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B (+134k)
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 29% with Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Doubao Pro 1.5$8.05 / mo
In: $3.85Out: $4.2
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B$5.75 / mo
In: $3.5Out: $2.25
Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B is estimated to save $2.30/month ($28/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

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    Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B:Pick Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B when you are optimizing output cost.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsinsufficient data

Need SWE-bench on both sides.

High-volume chatQwen: Qwen3.5-9B

Lower output list price ($0.15/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient data

Need TTFT on both sides.

Long-document RAGQwen: Qwen3.5-9B

Larger window (262k).

Screenshots / visionDoubao Pro 1.5

Doubao Pro 1.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsinsufficient dataNeed SWE-bench on both sides.
High-volume chatQwen: Qwen3.5-9BLower output list price ($0.15/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIinsufficient dataNeed TTFT on both sides.
Long-document RAGQwen: Qwen3.5-9BLarger window (262k).
Screenshots / visionDoubao Pro 1.5Doubao Pro 1.5 is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.
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Doubao Pro 1.5

Elo 1,470
LiveBench64%
SWE-bench62.1%
Speed105 tok/s
Output cost$0.28/1M
Alibaba

Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B

Elo n/a
LiveBench—
SWE-bench—
Speed—
Output cost$0.15/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Doubao Pro 1.5 or Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B?
We do not have preference Elo for both models, so we do not declare an overall winner. Compare the metrics that exist.
Which is better at coding, Doubao Pro 1.5 or Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B?
SWE-bench is missing for at least one model, so we do not rank coding from a single number.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B output tokens are $0.15/1M versus $0.28/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Doubao Pro 1.5 or Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B?
We do not have TTFT for both models.
Which has the larger context window?
Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B accepts 262k tokens versus 128k.
Can I self-host either model?
Neither model is marked open-weights here. You are comparing hosted APIs.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Doubao Pro 1.5 and Qwen: Qwen3.5-9B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

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