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Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs Rocinante 12B

A detailed comparison of pricing, benchmarks, and capabilities

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Key Takeaways

Qwen3.5 397B A17B wins:

  • Larger context window
  • Faster response time
  • Higher intelligence benchmark
  • Better at coding
  • Supports vision

Rocinante 12B wins:

  • Cheaper input tokens
  • Cheaper output tokens
Price Advantage
Rocinante 12B
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

FeatureQwen3.5 397B A17BRocinante 12B
Vision (Image Input)
Tool/Function Calls
Reasoning Mode
Audio Input
Audio Output
PDF Input
Prompt Caching
Web Search

License & Release

PropertyQwen3.5 397B A17BRocinante 12B
LicenseOpen SourceOpen Source
AuthorQwenThedrummer
ReleasedFeb 2026Sep 2024

Qwen3.5 397B A17B Modalities

Input
textimagevideo
Output
text

Rocinante 12B Modalities

Input
text
Output
text

Frequently Asked Questions

Rocinante 12B has cheaper input pricing at $0.17/M tokens. Rocinante 12B has cheaper output pricing at $0.43/M tokens.
Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a 262,144 token context window, while Rocinante 12B has a 32,768 token context window.
Qwen3.5 397B A17B supports vision. Rocinante 12B does not support vision.