Qwen3.5 9B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled vs Qwen3.5 9B Gemini 3.1 Pro Reasoning Distill
Side-by-side comparison of VRAM requirements, quantization, context length, and hardware compatibility.
Specifications
| Qwen3.5 9B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled | Qwen3.5 9B Gemini 3.1 Pro Reasoning Distill | |
|---|---|---|
| Parameters | 9.7B | 9.7B |
| Context | 262K | 262K |
| Architecture | Qwen3_5ForConditionalGeneration | Qwen3_5ForConditionalGeneration |
| License | Apache 2.0 | Apache 2.0 |
| Downloads | 5.0K | 499 |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 |
VRAM by Quantization: Qwen3.5 9B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled vs Qwen3.5 9B Gemini 3.1 Pro Reasoning Distill
| Quantization | Bits | Qwen3.5 9B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled VRAM | Qwen3.5 9B Gemini 3.1 Pro Reasoning Distill VRAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2_K | 3.40 | 4.7 GB | 4.7 GB |
| Q3_K_L | 4.10 | 5.5 GB | 5.5 GB |
| Q3_K_M | 3.90 | 5.3 GB | 5.3 GB |
| Q3_K_S | 3.50 | 4.8 GB | 4.8 GB |
| Q4_K_M | 4.80 | 6.4 GB | 6.4 GB |
| Q4_K_S | 4.50 | 6 GB | 6 GB |
| Q5_K_M | 5.70 | 7.5 GB | 7.5 GB |
| Q5_K_S | 5.50 | 7.2 GB | 7.2 GB |
| Q6_K | 6.60 | 8.5 GB | 8.5 GB |
| Q8_0 | 8.00 | 10.2 GB | 10.2 GB |
Verdict
Qwen3.5 9B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled is the more widely downloaded of the two.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Which needs less VRAM, Qwen3.5 9B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled or Qwen3.5 9B Gemini 3.1 Pro Reasoning Distill?
At Q4_K_M, Qwen3.5 9B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled needs 6.4 GB and Qwen3.5 9B Gemini 3.1 Pro Reasoning Distill needs 6.4 GB, so Qwen3.5 9B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled is the lighter option to run locally.
- Which has a longer context window, Qwen3.5 9B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled or Qwen3.5 9B Gemini 3.1 Pro Reasoning Distill?
Qwen3.5 9B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled supports 262,144 tokens and Qwen3.5 9B Gemini 3.1 Pro Reasoning Distill supports 262,144 tokens.
- What is the difference between Qwen3.5 9B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled and Qwen3.5 9B Gemini 3.1 Pro Reasoning Distill?
Qwen3.5 9B Claude 4.6 Opus Reasoning Distilled is a 9.7B model from Jackrong (Qwen family), while Qwen3.5 9B Gemini 3.1 Pro Reasoning Distill is a 9.7B model from Jackrong (Qwen family). Compare their VRAM requirements above to see which fits your GPU or Mac.