Qwen3.6 27B vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Qwen3.6 27B and Qwen3.5 397B A17B releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.

  • For intelligence, Qwen3.6 27B scores highest: Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at 22, against Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) at 21 for Qwen3.5 397B A17B.
  • For output speed, Qwen3.5 397B A17B is fastest: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning) at 86 t/s, against Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning) at 58 t/s for Qwen3.6 27B.
  • For cost per task, Qwen3.5 397B A17B is cheapest: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) at $0.47, against Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at $0.62 for Qwen3.6 27B.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench v4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Pareto line

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
22
22
18
24
-
24
32
$0.62
$0.9
$0.60
$3.60
-
$1,145
32k
19k
164M
57
3.65s
103.64s
112.45s
501.72s
27.8B
262k
Apr 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

🤗
Apache 2.0
DeepInfraGroqNovita
+2
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Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
21
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.9
$0.60
$3.60
-
-
-
-
-
86
2.14s
2.14s
7.98s
-
397B
17B active at inference time
262k
Feb 2026
-
No

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

🤗
Apache 2.0
WaferDeepInfraAlibaba Cloud
+3
View
Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
20
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.9
$0.60
$3.60
-
-
-
-
-
58
3.64s
3.64s
12.33s
-
27.8B
262k
Apr 2026
-
No

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

🤗
Apache 2.0
GroqCoreWeaveDeepInfra
+2
View
Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
19
20
16
22
-
22
28
$0.47
$0.9
$0.60
$3.60
-
$941
19k
9k
95M
84
2.24s
40.03s
45.96s
208.77s
397B
17B active at inference time
262k
Feb 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text and image

Supports: text

🤗
Apache 2.0
Alibaba CloudWaferParasail
+6
View