Model Comparison

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

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

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B outperforms in 5 benchmarks (GPQA, Include, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-ProX, WMT24++), while Gemma 3n E2B Instructed 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

Cost data unavailable.

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
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

389.0B diff

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B has 389.0B more parameters than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed, making it 4862.5% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
397.0Bparameters
Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
8.0Bparameters
397.0B
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
8.0B
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.5-397B-A17B specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3.5-397B-A17B specifies output context (64,000 tokens).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input262,144 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed 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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Gemma 3n E2B Instructed uses a proprietary 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

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16, while Gemma 3n E2B Instructed was released on 2025-06-26.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is 8 months newer than Gemma 3n E2B Instructed.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Feb 16, 2026

2 months ago

7mo newer
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 26, 2025

9 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-06-01, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemma 3n E2B Instructed's training data extends to 2024-06-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's cutoff date.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Jun 2024

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)
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (88.4% vs 24.8%)
Higher Include score (85.6% vs 38.6%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (87.8% vs 40.5%)
Higher MMLU-ProX score (84.7% vs 8.1%)
Higher WMT24++ score (78.9% vs 42.7%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Google
Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Gemma 3n E2B Instructed

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed 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%. Gemma 3n E2B Instructed scores HumanEval: 66.5%, MMLU: 60.1%, Global-MMLU-Lite: 59.0%, MBPP: 56.6%, Global-MMLU: 55.1%.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports 262K tokens and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Gemma 3n E2B Instructed is developed by Google.