Model Comparison

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Grok-3 Mini

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Grok-3 Mini is 3.9x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Grok-3 Mini is better at 0 benchmarks.

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

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Arena Performance

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Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Grok-3 Mini costs less

For input processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($0.60/1M tokens) is 2.0x more expensive than Grok-3 Mini ($0.30/1M tokens).

For output processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($3.60/1M tokens) is 7.2x more expensive than Grok-3 Mini ($0.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is more expensive than Grok-3 Mini.*

* 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
xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Input tokens$0.30
Output tokens$0.50
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Grok-3 Mini's 128,000 tokens. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B can generate longer responses up to 64,000 tokens, while Grok-3 Mini is limited to 8,000 tokens.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input262,144 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
xAI
Grok-3 Mini
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Grok-3 Mini 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

Grok-3 Mini

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Grok-3 Mini 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

Grok-3 Mini

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16, while Grok-3 Mini was released on 2025-02-17.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is 12 months newer than Grok-3 Mini.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Feb 16, 2026

2 months ago

12mo newer
Grok-3 Mini

Feb 17, 2025

1.2 years ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Grok-3 Mini has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-11-17, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Grok-3 Mini's training data extends to 2024-11-17, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's cutoff date.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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Grok-3 Mini

Nov 2024

Provider Availability

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is available from Novita. Grok-3 Mini is available from xAI.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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

Grok-3 Mini

xai logo
xAI
Input Price:Input: $0.30/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.50/1M
* 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)
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (88.4% vs 84.0%)
xAI
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Grok-3 Mini

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Grok-3 Mini is made by xAI. 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%. Grok-3 Mini scores AIME 2024: 95.8%, AIME 2025: 90.8%, GPQA: 84.0%, LiveCodeBench: 80.4%.
Grok-3 Mini is 2.0x cheaper for input tokens. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B costs $0.60/M input and $3.60/M output via novita. Grok-3 Mini costs $0.30/M input and $0.50/M output via xai.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports 262K tokens and Grok-3 Mini 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 $0.30/M), 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 Grok-3 Mini is developed by xAI.