Model Comparison

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

Comparing Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 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-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 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 3.3x cheaper than Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning ($2.00/1M tokens).

For output processing, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B ($3.60/1M tokens) is 1.7x cheaper than Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning ($6.00/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning is more expensive than Qwen3.5-397B-A17B.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
Sat Apr 18 2026 • llm-stats.com
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input tokens$0.60
Output tokens$3.60
Best providerNovita
xAI
Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning
Input tokens$2.00
Output tokens$6.00
Best providerxAI
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning accepts 2,000,000 input tokens compared to Qwen3.5-397B-A17B's 262,144 tokens. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B can generate longer responses up to 64,000 tokens, while Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning is limited to 30,000 tokens.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input262,144 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
xAI
Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning
Input2,000,000 tokens
Output30,000 tokens
Sat Apr 18 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 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-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 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-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16, while Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning was released on 2026-03-09.

Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning is 1 month newer than Qwen3.5-397B-A17B.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Feb 16, 2026

2 months ago

Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

Mar 9, 2026

1 months ago

3w 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. Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning 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-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

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xAI
Input Price:Input: $2.00/1MOutput Price:Output: $6.00/1M
* 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
xAI
Larger context window (2,000,000 tokens)

Detailed Comparison

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Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
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Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning (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%.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is 3.3x cheaper for input tokens. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B costs $0.60/M input and $3.60/M output via novita. Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning costs $2.00/M input and $6.00/M output via xai.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports 262K tokens and Grok-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning supports 2.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (262K vs 2.0M), input pricing ($0.60 vs $2.00/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-4.20 Beta Non-Reasoning is developed by xAI.