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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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