Is Qwen3.5 397B-A17B or Qwen3.6 Plus cheaper?

Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper on output tokens ($3.00 vs $3.60 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.5 397B-A17B or Qwen3.6 Plus?

Qwen3.6 Plus has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B vs Qwen3.6 Plus

Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.6 Plus offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.5 397B-A17B or Qwen3.6 Plus based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.5 397B-A17B	Qwen3.6 Plus
Provider	Alibaba	Alibaba
Input / 1M tokens	$0.60	$0.50
Output / 1M tokens	$3.60	$3.00
Context window	262K	1M
Parameters	397B	—
Open weights	Yes	No
Released	Feb 2026	Apr 2026

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B details →Qwen3.6 Plus details →

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Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.