Is Qwen 3.5 9B (MLX 4-bit) or Gemma 4 E4B Instruct (MLX 4-bit) cheaper?

Qwen 3.5 9B (MLX 4-bit) and Gemma 4 E4B Instruct (MLX 4-bit) have comparable output pricing.

Which has the larger context window, Qwen 3.5 9B (MLX 4-bit) or Gemma 4 E4B Instruct (MLX 4-bit)?

Both models offer a similar context window.

Qwen 3.5 9B (MLX 4-bit) vs Gemma 4 E4B Instruct (MLX 4-bit)

Both have similar output pricing. Choose Qwen 3.5 9B (MLX 4-bit) or Gemma 4 E4B Instruct (MLX 4-bit) based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen 3.5 9B (MLX 4-bit)	Gemma 4 E4B Instruct (MLX 4-bit)
Provider	Atomic Chat	Atomic Chat
Input / 1M tokens	$0.00	$0.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.00	$0.00
Context window	33K	33K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Mar 2026	Apr 2026

Qwen 3.5 9B (MLX 4-bit) details →Gemma 4 E4B Instruct (MLX 4-bit) details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.