Qwen: Qwen3 Max vs Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Compare Qwen: Qwen3 Max and Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B, both from Qwen, context windows of 256K vs 262K, tested across 53 shared challenges. Updated May 2026.
Which is better, Qwen: Qwen3 Max or Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B?
Qwen: Qwen3 Max and Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B are both competitive models. Qwen: Qwen3 Max costs $1.2/M input tokens vs $0.6/M for Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B. Context windows: 256K vs 262K tokens. Compare their real outputs side by side below.
Key Differences Between Qwen: Qwen3 Max and Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Qwen: Qwen3 Max is made by qwen while Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B is from qwen. Qwen: Qwen3 Max has a 256K token context window compared to Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B's 262K. On pricing, Qwen: Qwen3 Max costs $1.2/M input tokens vs $0.6/M for Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B.
Per 1M tokens
Qwen: Qwen3.5 397B A17B is cheaper on both — 2.0× input, 1.7× output
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Style Comparison
Qwen: Qwen3 Max uses 2.0x more emoji
