Which is better for coding — Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3.5-397B-A17B?

Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.

Which model is cheaper — Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3.5-397B-A17B?

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Which has a larger context window — Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3.5-397B-A17B?

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Qwen3 235B A22B vs Qwen3.5-397B-A17B: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Characteristic	Qwen3 235B A22B	Qwen3.5-397B-A17B
Company	Alibaba	Alibaba
Release Date	April 28, 2025	February 15, 2026
Parameters	235B	397B
Multimodal	No	Yes
Context (input)	128K	—
Context (output)	128K	—
Input Price / 1M	$0.20	—
Output Price / 1M	$0.60	—
Average Score	0.9	0.9

Verdict

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: Qwen3 235B A22B — 0.9, Qwen3.5-397B-A17B — 0.9.

Recency

Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is newer: released 2/15/2026 vs 4/28/2025.

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The Qwen3 235B A22B and Qwen3.5-397B-A17B comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the Qwen3 235B A22B or Qwen3.5-397B-A17B page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.