Model Comparison

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

19 benchmarks

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B outperforms in 18 benchmarks (C-Eval, DeepPlanning, GPQA, HMMT 2025, HMMT25, Humanity's Last Exam, IMO-AnswerBench, LiveCodeBench v6, MCP-Mark, MMLU-Pro, MMLU-Redux, SuperGPQA, SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Verified, Terminal-Bench 2.0, Toolathlon, VITA-Bench, WideSearch), while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2026).

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Cost data unavailable.

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
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Input tokens$0.00
Output tokens$0.00
Best providerUnknown Organization
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

362.0B diff

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B has 362.0B more parameters than Qwen3.6-35B-A3B, making it 1034.3% larger.

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
397.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
35.0Bparameters
397.0B
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
35.0B
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

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).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Input262,144 tokens
Output64,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both Qwen3.5-397B-A17B and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B 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

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B was released on 2026-02-16, while Qwen3.6-35B-A3B was released on 2026-04-16.

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is 2 months newer than Qwen3.5-397B-A17B.

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

Feb 16, 2026

2 months ago

Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Apr 16, 2026

2 days ago

1mo 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

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B

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Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Higher C-Eval score (93.0% vs 90.0%)
Higher DeepPlanning score (34.3% vs 25.9%)
Higher GPQA score (88.4% vs 86.0%)
Higher HMMT 2025 score (94.8% vs 90.7%)
Higher HMMT25 score (92.7% vs 89.1%)
Higher Humanity's Last Exam score (28.7% vs 21.4%)
Higher IMO-AnswerBench score (80.9% vs 78.9%)
Higher LiveCodeBench v6 score (83.6% vs 80.4%)
Higher MCP-Mark score (46.1% vs 37.0%)
Higher MMLU-Pro score (87.8% vs 85.2%)
Higher MMLU-Redux score (94.9% vs 93.3%)
Higher SuperGPQA score (70.4% vs 64.7%)
Higher SWE-bench Multilingual score (69.3% vs 67.2%)
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (76.4% vs 73.4%)
Higher Terminal-Bench 2.0 score (52.5% vs 51.5%)
Higher Toolathlon score (38.3% vs 26.9%)
Higher VITA-Bench score (49.7% vs 35.6%)
Higher WideSearch score (74.0% vs 60.1%)
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Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

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Higher AIME 2026 score (92.7% vs 91.3%)

Detailed Comparison

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FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.5-397B-A17B vs Qwen3.6-35B-A3B

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. 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%. Qwen3.6-35B-A3B scores MMLU-Redux: 93.3%, MMBench-V1.1: 92.8%, AI2D: 92.7%, AIME 2026: 92.7%, RefCOCO-avg: 92.0%.
Qwen3.5-397B-A17B supports 262K tokens and Qwen3.6-35B-A3B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.