Is Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Qwen3.6 35B A3B cheaper?

Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper on output tokens ($1.50 vs $3.60 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Qwen3.6 35B A3B?

Qwen3.5 397B A17B has the larger context window (256K tokens).

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

Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3.5 397B A17B offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Qwen3.6 35B A3B based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Qwen3.5 397B A17B	Qwen3.6 35B A3B
Provider	Scaleway	Scaleway
Input / 1M tokens	$0.60	$0.25
Output / 1M tokens	$3.60	$1.50
Context window	256K	128K
Parameters	397B	—
Open weights	Yes	Yes
Released	Mar 2026	May 2026

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