Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite Comparison

Comparing Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam), while Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is better at 1 benchmark (MMMLU).

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite costs less

For input processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($0.60/1M tokens) is 2.4x more expensive than Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite ($0.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($3.60/1M tokens) is 2.4x more expensive than Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite ($1.50/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is more expensive than Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers

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Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Input tokens$0.60

Output tokens$3.60

Best providerNovita

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Input tokens$0.25

Output tokens$1.50

Best providerGoogle

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Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's 262,144 tokens. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite can generate longer responses up to 65,536 tokens, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is limited to 64,000 tokens.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Input262,144 tokens

Output64,000 tokens

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Input1,000,000 tokens

Output65,536 tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Gemini 3.1 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 3.1 Flash-Lite

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite 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

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16, while Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite was released on 2026-03-03.

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is 1 month newer than Qwen3.5-397B-A17B.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Feb 16, 2026

4 weeks ago

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Mar 3, 2026

2 weeks ago

2w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's cutoff date.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite

Jan 2025

Provider Availability

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is available from Novita. Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is available from Google. The availability of providers can affect quality of the model and reliability.