Grok-3 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B
xAI vs Alibaba — benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities side by side.
- •Qwen3.5 397B A17B has the higher intelligence index (89.3 vs 82.6)
- •Qwen3.5 397B A17B is cheaper ($0.39 vs $3.00 per 1M input)
- •Grok-3 is faster
- •Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a larger context window (262K)
| Grok-3 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence index | 82.6 | 89.3 |
| Developer | xAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| Access | API only | Open weights |
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens |
| Input price | $3.00 / 1M | $0.39 / 1M |
| Output price | $15.00 / 1M | $2.34 / 1M |
| Speed | 100 tok/s | 53 tok/s |
| Released | February 17, 2025 | February 16, 2026 |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
Shared benchmarks
Grok-3
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
GPQA Diamond
84.6
89.3
Humanity’s Last Exam
5.1
27.3