Qwen3.5 397B A17B: API pricing, context window and capabilities

Prices from official vendor price lists · October 2026

Qwen3.5 397B A17B costs $0.55 per 1M input tokens and $3.5 per 1M output tokens, with a 262.1K context window. Mid-priced: dearer than 65% of this rating, with Qwen3 Coder Plus as the nearest cheaper Alibaba option. Recorded for vision, reasoning, adjustable thinking.

Capabilities
Text & chatVisionVideo
API $/1M (in / out)
$0.55 / $3.5
Context window
262.1K tokens
Price / mo
API only

Qwen3.5 397B A17B is an AI model from Alibaba (Qwen), priced at $0.55 input and $3.5 output per 1M tokens. That places it in the mid tier of this rating — dearer than 65% of the 205 priced models listed.

It holds 262.1K tokens in a single conversation. Capabilities recorded in this rating: text & chat, vision, video, reasoning, adjustable thinking. Access is through the API rather than a consumer subscription.

API price$0.55 / $3.5per 1M tokens, in / out
Context262.1K tokenstokens per conversation
VendorAlibaba (Qwen)all models from this vendor
TierMiddearer than 65% of models

Cost calculator

Standard$2.76AED 10 per month
With batch −50%$1.38AED 5 per month
With caching on input$2.64AED 10 per month
Standard$27.63AED 101 per month
With batch −50%$13.81AED 51 per month
With caching on input$26.39AED 97 per month
Standard$138AED 507 per month
With batch −50%$69.06AED 254 per month
With caching on input$132AED 485 per month
Standard$553AED 2,029 per month
With batch −50%$276AED 1,015 per month
With caching on input$528AED 1,938 per month

Assumes a 1:3 input-to-output ratio, which is typical for chat and generation. Dirham figures use 3.6725 per dollar. Batch and caching discounts apply where the vendor offers them.

Compared with alternatives

Good and poor fit

Good fit
  • Multi-step analysis, planning and code review, where the first plausible answer is often wrong.
  • Reading screenshots, charts, scanned documents and photos.

Related filters

Text & chat234 models for text generation and chat
Vision159 models that read images
Reasoning175 models that think before answering
Adjustable thinking85 models with a reasoning depth dial
Tool calling172 models that call your functions
Alibaba (Qwen)40 models from this vendor
All 245 modelsThe full rating with filters and prices

Frequently asked questions

How much does Qwen3.5 397B A17B cost?

$0.55 / $3.5 per 1M tokens, input and output. In dirhams that is roughly AED 2.02 per 1M input tokens. Batch processing halves it where the vendor offers it.

What is the context window of Qwen3.5 397B A17B?

262.1K tokens in a single conversation.

What can Qwen3.5 397B A17B do?

In this rating it is recorded with: text & chat, vision, video, reasoning, adjustable thinking, tool calling, structured JSON output, prompt caching, batch API, free tier, multilingual, open weights.

Is Qwen3.5 397B A17B a good choice?

It depends on the job. See the good-fit and poor-fit lists above, and compare against the neighbouring models before committing.

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