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Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens

Qwen3.5 397B A17B wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision
Price Advantage
Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct
Benchmark Advantage
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Context Window
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Speed
Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Pricing Comparison

Benchmark Comparison

Context & Performance

Capabilities

Feature Comparison

FeaturePhi-3.5 Mini 128K InstructQwen3.5 397B A17B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyPhi-3.5 Mini 128K InstructQwen3.5 397B A17B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorMicrosoftQwen
ReleasedUnknownFeb 2026

Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct Modalities

Input
Output

Qwen3.5 397B A17B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct has cheaper input pricing at $0.10/M tokens. Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct has cheaper output pricing at $0.10/M tokens.
Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct has a 128,000 token context window, while Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a 262,144 token context window.
Phi-3.5 Mini 128K Instruct does not support vision. Qwen3.5 397B A17B supports vision.