Model Comparison

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is 7.7x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B outperforms in 3 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, SWE-Bench Verified), while Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is better at 0 benchmarks.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs less

For input processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($0.60/1M tokens) is 6.0x more expensive than Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite ($0.10/1M tokens).

For output processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($3.60/1M tokens) is 9.0x more expensive than Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite ($0.40/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is more expensive than Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input tokens$0.60
Output tokens$3.60
Best providerNovita
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Input tokens$0.10
Output tokens$0.40
Best providerGoogle
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's 262,144 tokens. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite can generate longer responses up to 65,536 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
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite uses Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

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

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16, while Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite was released on 2025-06-17.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is 8 months newer than Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Feb 16, 2026

1 months ago

8mo newer
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Jun 17, 2025

10 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-01, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2025-01-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's cutoff date.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Jan 2025

Provider Availability

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is available from Novita. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is available from Google.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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

Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

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Google
Input Price:Input: $0.10/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.40/1M
* 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

Higher GPQA score (88.4% vs 64.6%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (28.7% vs 5.1%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (76.4% vs 31.6%)
Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Google
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is made by Google. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B scores MMLU-Redux: 94.9%, HMMT 2025: 94.8%, C-Eval: 93.0%, HMMT25: 92.7%, IFEval: 92.6%. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite scores FACTS Grounding: 84.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 81.1%, MMMU: 72.9%, GPQA: 64.6%, Vibe-Eval: 51.3%.
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is 6.0x cheaper for input tokens. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B costs $0.60/M input and $3.60/M output via novita. Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite costs $0.10/M input and $0.40/M output via google.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports 262K tokens and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (262K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.60 vs $0.10/M), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is developed by Google.