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Model Comparison

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs GPT-5.5

GPT-5.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is 8.3x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

5 benchmarks

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while GPT-5.5 is better at 5 benchmarks (BrowseComp, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, Terminal-Bench 2.0, Toolathlon).

GPT-5.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

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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 8.3x cheaper than GPT-5.5 ($5.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($3.60/1M tokens) is 8.3x cheaper than GPT-5.5 ($30.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, GPT-5.5 is more expensive than Qwen3.5-397B-A17B.*

* 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
OpenAI
GPT-5.5
Input tokens$5.00
Output tokens$30.00
Best providerOpenAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

GPT-5.5 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's 262,144 tokens. GPT-5.5 can generate longer responses up to 128,000 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
OpenAI
GPT-5.5
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and GPT-5.5 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

GPT-5.5

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while GPT-5.5 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

GPT-5.5

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16, while GPT-5.5 was released on 2026-04-23.

GPT-5.5 is 2 months newer than Qwen3.5-397B-A17B.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Feb 16, 2026

2 months ago

GPT-5.5

Apr 23, 2026

0 days ago

2mo newer

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. GPT-5.5 is available from OpenAI.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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

GPT-5.5

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OpenAI
Input Price:Input: $5.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $30.00/1M
* 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

Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Has open weights
OpenAI
Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Higher BrowseComp score (84.4% vs 69.0%)
Higher GPQA score (93.6% vs 88.4%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (52.2% vs 28.7%)
Higher Terminal-Bench 2.0 score (82.7% vs 52.5%)
Higher Toolathlon score (55.6% vs 38.3%)

Detailed Comparison

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Feature
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
OpenAI
GPT-5.5

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs GPT-5.5

GPT-5.5 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and GPT-5.5 is made by OpenAI. 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%. GPT-5.5 scores Tau2 Telecom: 98.0%, ARC-AGI: 95.0%, GPQA: 93.6%, ARC-AGI v2: 85.0%, GDPval-MM: 84.9%.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is 8.3x cheaper for input tokens. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B costs $0.60/M input and $3.60/M output via novita. GPT-5.5 costs $5.00/M input and $30.00/M output via openai.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports 262K tokens and GPT-5.5 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 $5.00/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 GPT-5.5 is developed by OpenAI.