Model Comparison

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs MAI-Code-1-Flash

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

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

7 benchmarks

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B outperforms in 5 benchmarks (GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, IFBench, SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Verified), while MAI-Code-1-Flash is better at 2 benchmarks (AIME 2026, Terminal-Bench 2.0).

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

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.5-397B-A17B specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Qwen3.5-397B-A17B specifies output context (64,000 tokens).

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Input262,144 tokens

Output64,000 tokens

MAI-Code-1-Flash

Input- tokens

Output- tokens

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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports multimodal inputs, whereas MAI-Code-1-Flash does not.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Text

Images

Audio

Video

MAI-Code-1-Flash

Text

Images

Audio

Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while MAI-Code-1-Flash 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

MAI-Code-1-Flash

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16, while MAI-Code-1-Flash was released on 2026-06-02.

MAI-Code-1-Flash is 4 months newer than Qwen3.5-397B-A17B.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Feb 16, 2026

3 months ago

MAI-Code-1-Flash

Jun 2, 2026

4 days ago

3mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

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No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (262,144 tokens)

Supports multimodal inputs

Has open weights

Higher GPQA score (88.4% vs 84.6%)

Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (28.7% vs 18.0%)

Higher IFBench score (76.5% vs 75.0%)

Higher SWE-bench Multilingual score (69.3% vs 65.5%)

Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (76.4% vs 71.6%)

MAI-Code-1-Flash

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Microsoft

Higher AIME 2026 score (92.5% vs 91.3%)

Higher Terminal-Bench 2.0 score (54.8% vs 52.5%)

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs MAI-Code-1-Flash.

Which is better, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B or MAI-Code-1-Flash?

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and MAI-Code-1-Flash is made by Microsoft. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Qwen3.5-397B-A17B compare to MAI-Code-1-Flash in benchmarks?

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B scores MMLU-Redux: 94.9%, HMMT 2025: 94.8%, C-Eval: 93.0%, HMMT25: 92.7%, IFEval: 92.6%. MAI-Code-1-Flash scores AIME 2026: 92.5%, GPQA: 84.6%, IFBench: 75.0%, Tau2 Telecom: 71.7%, SWE-Bench Verified: 71.6%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and MAI-Code-1-Flash?

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports 262K tokens and MAI-Code-1-Flash supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and MAI-Code-1-Flash?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and MAI-Code-1-Flash?

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and MAI-Code-1-Flash is developed by Microsoft.