Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis
This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) for your use-case.
Lowest Time per Task
Time per Intelligence Index task (minutes)
Total 4 providers
Lowest Cost per Task
Cost per Intelligence Index task
Total 4 providers
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (non-reasoning) is available through 4 API providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.
Pricing
Cost per Intelligence Index Task: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Output Speed vs. Cost per Task: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Speed
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Output Speed: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Latency
Average of the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Time to First Answer Token: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Reliability
Share of requests the endpoint failed, across all the single-request and multi-turn agentic workloads measured
Endpoint Error Rate: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Caching
Cache Hit Rate: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Cost per Task vs. Cache Hit Rate: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Key Comparison Metrics & API Features
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) providers
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) is available through 4 API providers: DeepInfra (FP8), Alibaba Cloud, DigitalOcean, and Novita. Each provider offers different performance characteristics and pricing.
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) is currently available through 4 API providers that we benchmark and track.
The providers with the lowest time to first answer token for Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) are DeepInfra (FP8) (2.15s), Alibaba Cloud (2.63s), and Novita (2.79s). Lower latency means faster initial response time.
The most affordable providers for Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) by blended price are DigitalOcean ($0.54 per 1M tokens), DeepInfra (FP8) ($0.54 per 1M tokens), and Alibaba Cloud ($0.90 per 1M tokens). Blended price uses a 7:2:1 cache hit/input/output token ratio.
The providers with the lowest input token pricing for Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) are DeepInfra (FP8) ($0.45 per 1M input tokens), DigitalOcean ($0.55 per 1M input tokens), and Alibaba Cloud ($0.60 per 1M input tokens).
The providers with the lowest output token pricing for Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) are DeepInfra (FP8) ($3.00 per 1M output tokens), DigitalOcean ($3.50 per 1M output tokens), and Alibaba Cloud ($3.60 per 1M output tokens).
Prices for Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) vary up to 1.7x across providers. The most affordable is DigitalOcean at $0.54 per 1M tokens, while Alibaba Cloud charges $0.90 per 1M tokens.
All 4 providers of Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) support JSON mode for structured output.
All 4 providers of Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) support function calling (tool use).
When choosing a provider for Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning), consider: time per task (how quickly the provider completes an Intelligence Index task), latency (for interactive applications requiring quick first responses), pricing (for cost-sensitive workloads), and API features like JSON mode or function calling.
Yes, provider performance can vary over time due to infrastructure changes, load balancing, and updates. We continuously benchmark all providers and display historical performance trends in the "Over Time" charts.
For information about Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)'s intelligence, capabilities, modalities, and how it compares to other models, see the model overview page. View model overview