Model Comparison

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Grok-4.1

Comparing Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Grok-4.1 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 Grok-4.1 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

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B costs less

For input processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($0.60/1M tokens) is 5.0x cheaper than Grok-4.1 ($3.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($3.60/1M tokens) is 4.2x cheaper than Grok-4.1 ($15.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok-4.1 is more expensive than Qwen3.5-397B-A17B.*

* 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
xAI
Grok-4.1
Input tokens$3.00
Output tokens$15.00
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-4.1's 256,000 tokens. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B can generate longer responses up to 64,000 tokens, while Grok-4.1 is limited to 8,000 tokens.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input262,144 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
xAI
Grok-4.1
Input256,000 tokens
Output8,000 tokens
Wed Apr 15 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Grok-4.1 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-4.1

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Grok-4.1 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-4.1

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16, while Grok-4.1 was released on 2025-11-17.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is 3 months newer than Grok-4.1.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Feb 16, 2026

1 months ago

3mo newer
Grok-4.1

Nov 17, 2025

4 months 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. Grok-4.1 is available from xAI.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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

Grok-4.1

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xAI
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)
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
xAI

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
xAI
Grok-4.1

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Grok-4.1

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Grok-4.1 (xAI) 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%. Grok-4.1 scores FActScore: 97.0%, Creative Writing v3: 85.4%, EQ-Bench: 79.3%, LMArena Text Leaderboard: 73.3%.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is 5.0x cheaper for input tokens. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B costs $0.60/M input and $3.60/M output via novita. Grok-4.1 costs $3.00/M input and $15.00/M output via xai.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports 262K tokens and Grok-4.1 supports 256K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (262K vs 256K), input pricing ($0.60 vs $3.00/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-4.1 is developed by xAI.