# Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B vs Ornith-1.5-9B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B and Ornith-1.5-9B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/ornith-1-5-35b-a3b-vs-ornith-1-5-9b
- Last updated: October 2, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 16
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B has the higher overall point estimate 32.61 to 28.63. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 23.5 for Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B and 18 for Ornith-1.5-9B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Terminal-Bench 2.1 in Agentic, with scores of 67.8% and 46.2%.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B | Ornith-1.5-9B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Ornith AI | Ornith AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 262K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 32.61 | 28.63 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 18 | 16 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 23.5 (Estimated · #95/119)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 18 (Estimated · #101/119)

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 67.8% | 46.2% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| HLE w/ tools | 33.4% | 30.5% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| MCP Atlas | 70.2% | 54.2% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 48.7% | 41.2% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| WideResearch | 67.8% | 59.5% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| BrowseComp | 67.6% | 56.4% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| Claw-Eval | 72.5% | 66.5% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 24 (Estimated · #110/144)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 67.8% | 46.2% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| SWE-bench Verified | 79% | 70.6% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| SWE-bench Pro | 59.6% | 47.5% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| SWE Multilingual | 71.4% | 54.4% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| DeepSWE | 22.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| frontierBench | 5.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | 46.2% | 32.4% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B public-lane score: 34.5 (Estimated · #119/171)
- Ornith-1.5-9B public-lane score: 30.6 (Estimated · #134/171)

| Benchmark | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B | Ornith-1.5-9B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 89.2% | 86.4% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| GPQA-D | 89.2% | 86.4% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| HLE | 25.6% | 20.2% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |
| HLE w/o tools | 25.6% | 20.2% | Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B or Ornith-1.5-9B?

Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B and Ornith-1.5-9B?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 23.5 for Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B and 18 for Ornith-1.5-9B.

### How many benchmarks does Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B cover on BenchLM?

Ornith-1.5-35B-A3B currently has 18 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Ornith-1.5-9B cover on BenchLM?

Ornith-1.5-9B currently has 16 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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