Model Comparison

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Command R+

Comparing Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Command R+ across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Command R+ don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Command R+ costs less

For input processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($0.60/1M tokens) is 2.4x more expensive than Command R+ ($0.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($3.60/1M tokens) is 3.6x more expensive than Command R+ ($1.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is more expensive than Command R+.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Wed Apr 15 2026 • llm-stats.com
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input tokens$0.60
Output tokens$3.60
Best providerNovita
Cohere
Command R+
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$1.00
Best providerCohere
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

293.0B diff

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B has 293.0B more parameters than Command R+, making it 281.7% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
397.0Bparameters
Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
397.0B
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
104.0B
Command R+

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Command R+'s 128,000 tokens. Command R+ can generate longer responses up to 128,000 tokens, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input262,144 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Wed Apr 15 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Command R+ does not.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Command R+

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Command R+ uses CC BY-NC.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16, while Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is 18 months newer than Command R+.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Feb 16, 2026

1 months ago

1.5yr newer
Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.6 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is available from Novita. Command R+ is available from Cohere, Bedrock.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.60/1MOutput Price:Output: $3.60/1M

Command R+

cohere logo
Cohere
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $1.00/1M
bedrock logo
AWS Bedrock
Input Price:Input: $3.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $15.00/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Cohere
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Cohere
Command R+

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Command R+

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Command R+ (Cohere) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B scores MMLU-Redux: 94.9%, HMMT 2025: 94.8%, C-Eval: 93.0%, HMMT25: 92.7%, IFEval: 92.6%. Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%.
Command R+ is 2.4x cheaper for input tokens. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B costs $0.60/M input and $3.60/M output via novita. Command R+ costs $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output via cohere.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports 262K tokens and Command R+ supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (262K vs 128K), input pricing ($0.60 vs $0.25/M), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs CC BY-NC). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Command R+ is developed by Cohere.