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Qwen3.5 397B-A17BvsQwen3-Max
Qwen3.5 397B-A17B leads 4 of 4 shared benchmarks. Qwen3.5 397B-A17B is 6x cheaper per token. Both offer a 262K-token context window.
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Shared benchmarks
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Qwen3.5 397B-A17B leads
Cheaper per token
Qwen3.5 397B-A17B
6x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
Tie
both 262K tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
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Qwen
Qwen3.5 397B-A17B
Qwen · released 2026-02-15
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
4 shared · 3 only Qwen3.5 397B-A17B · 1 only Qwen3-Max| Benchmark | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B | Qwen3-Max | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 4 | ||||
| SWE-bench Verified | 76.4% ↗ | 69.6% ↗ | +6.8 pt | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
| GPQA Diamond | 88.4% ↗ | 72.6% ↗epoch | +15.8 pt | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | 29.5% ↗epoch | 18.9% ↗epoch | +10.6 pt | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | 88.9% ↗epoch | 73.3% ↗epoch | +15.6 pt | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
| Only Qwen3.5 397B-A17B reports · 3 | ||||
| MMLU-Pro | 87.8% ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| AIME 2026 | 94.2% ↗matharena ⚠ | not reported | — | — |
| LMArena Elo | 1438.3 ↗ | not reported | — | — |
| Only Qwen3-Max reports · 1 | ||||
| SimpleQA Verified | not reported | 48.7% ↗epoch | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is Qwen3.5 397B-A17B minus Qwen3-Max in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B | Qwen3-Max | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 262K tokens | 262K tokens | Tie |
| Max output | — | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $0.172 ↗ | $1.2 ↗ | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
| Output price / 1M | $1.03 ↗ | $6 ↗ | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
| Cached input / 1M | — | $0.12 ↗ | — |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $1.2 | $7.2 | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
| Modalities | text · vision | text | Qwen3.5 397B-A17B |
| Released | 2026-02-15 | 2025-09-23 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 8 | 5 | — |
Reliability
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