Head to head
Qwen3.5-9BvsGranite 4.0 Micro
For tasks, about a month.
Verdict · measured basis
Granite 4.0 Micro costs $0.0000 per solved task against
Qwen3.5-9B at $0.0038 — ▼ 100x cheaper.
Over 200 tasks that is $0.76 a month.
On output token price alone Granite 4.0 Micro looks 1.3x cheaper. The ranking holds, but the margin changes.
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Qwen3.5-9B and Granite 4.0 Micro| Figure | Qwen3.5-9B | Granite 4.0 Micro |
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| Input $/Mtok | $0.1 | $0.017 |
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| Output $/Mtok | $0.15 | $0.112 |
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| Cached input $/Mtok | $0.1 | $0.017 |
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| Pass rate | 28% | 42% |
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| Cost per solved task | $0.0038measured | $0.0000measured |
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| Cost per month | $0.77 | $0.01 |
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Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings