Is Qwen3 Max or Qwen3.5 397B-A17B cheaper?

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B is cheaper on output tokens ($3.60 vs $6.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3 Max or Qwen3.5 397B-A17B?

Both models offer a similar context window.

Qwen3 Max vs Qwen3.5 397B-A17B

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B is cheaper on output tokens. Choose Qwen3 Max or Qwen3.5 397B-A17B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3 Max	Qwen3.5 397B-A17B
Provider	Alibaba	Alibaba
Input / 1M tokens	$1.20	$0.60
Output / 1M tokens	$6.00	$3.60
Context window	262K	262K
Parameters	1T	397B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Sep 2025	Feb 2026

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