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Qwen3.5 397B-A17B vs Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Compare pricing, context limits, supported inputs and deployment options to choose a model for your workflow.

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B from Alibaba lists 262.14K context, 65.54K maximum output, $0.60 input per 1M tokens, $3.60 output per 1M tokens. Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Alibaba lists 1M context, 131.07K maximum output, $1.50 input per 1M tokens, $5.00 output per 1M tokens. Compare the inputs, outputs and deployment options below to see which fits your workflow.

Side-by-sideCapabilities and practical differences

Alibaba

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B from Alibaba: Large open Qwen multimodal MoE for visual agents and long technical tasks.

Context
262.14K
Max output
65.54K
Input / 1M tokens
$0.60
Output / 1M tokens
$3.60

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Video input
  • Audio input

Produces

  • Text output
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Alibaba

Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Qwen3.8 Max Preview from Alibaba: Preview Qwen flagship for million-token multimodal reasoning and long-horizon agentic workflows.

Context
1M
Max output
131.07K
Input / 1M tokens
$1.50
Output / 1M tokens
$5.00

Accepts

  • Text input
  • Image input
  • Video input

Produces

  • Text output
Full model profilegithub.com ↗

At a glance

Key differences

Compare the available figures below, then try both models on the work you need to do.

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B

  • Input price: $0.60
  • Output price: $3.60

Qwen3.8 Max Preview

  • Context capacity: 1M
  • Maximum output: 131.07K

Context capacity

Higher listed limit

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B:262.14K

Qwen3.8 Max Preview:1M

Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Maximum output

Higher listed limit

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B:65.54K

Qwen3.8 Max Preview:131.07K

Qwen3.8 Max Preview

Input price

Lower listed token rate

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B:$0.60

Qwen3.8 Max Preview:$1.50

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B

Output price

Lower listed token rate

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B:$3.60

Qwen3.8 Max Preview:$5.00

Qwen3.5 397B-A17B

Specifications

Pricing, limits and capabilities

Specifications for Qwen3.5 397B-A17B and Qwen3.8 Max Preview. Higher limits and lower prices describe these figures only.
SpecificationQwen3.5 397B-A17BQwen3.8 Max Preview
ProviderAlibabaAlibaba
Listed pricing routeAlibabaAlibaba
Model familyqwenqwen
Accepted inputstext, image, video, audiotext, image, video
Produced outputstexttext
Context window262.14K1MHigher
Max output65.54K131.07KHigher
Input price / 1M$0.60Lower$1.50
Output price / 1M$3.60Lower$5.00
Reasoning modeDocumentedDocumented
Tool callingDocumentedDocumented
Image inputDocumentedDocumented
Audio inputDocumentedNot documented
Structured outputDocumentedNot documented
LicenseOpen weightsProprietary

Workload guidance

Which model should you choose?

Consider Qwen3.5 397B-A17B if you need a lower listed input rate or a lower listed output rate. Consider Qwen3.8 Max Preview if you need larger context or larger maximum output. Qwen3.5 397B-A17B offers downloadable weights; Qwen3.8 Max Preview is listed as a proprietary model. Compare licence terms and operating costs before choosing a deployment. Test both on the same representative examples and judge the output against your acceptance criteria. Include tool failures, retries and the time to a completed task.

Documentation and model profiles

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Questions people ask

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