PaddleOCR VL 1.5 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B
At a Glance
| Compare |  PaddleOCR VL 1.5Baidu | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing and Limits | ||
| Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | Not reported | $0.45Deepinfra ↗ · Sep 21, 2026 |
| Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens | Not reported | $3.00Deepinfra ↗ · Sep 21, 2026 |
| Context windowMaximum documented tokens | 131K | 262K |
| Model facts checked | Aug 28, 2026View model evidence → | Aug 28, 2026View model evidence → |
Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →
Available Benchmarks
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | PaddleOCR-VL-1.5 | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Baidu | Qwen |
| Family | Paddleocr VL 1 5 | Qwen3 5 397b A17b |
| Model | PaddleOCR-VL-1.5 | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B |
| Version | PaddleOCR-VL-1.5 | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-01-29 | 2026-02-15 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 131K | 262K |
| Total parameters | 958.6M | 403.4B |
| Active parameters | Unknown | 17B |
| License | apache-2.0 | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Unknown | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Unknown | Deepinfra (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
PaddleOCR VL 1.5 Capabilities
Qwen3.5 397B A17B Capabilities
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
PaddleOCR VL 1.5 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B FAQs
Is PaddleOCR VL 1.5 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both PaddleOCR VL 1.5 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, PaddleOCR VL 1.5 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?+
Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a directly sourced input price: $0.45 per million tokens. Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B has a directly sourced output price: $3.00 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, PaddleOCR VL 1.5 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B has the larger sourced context window. PaddleOCR VL 1.5 supports 131K and Qwen3.5 397B A17B supports 262K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, PaddleOCR VL 1.5 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can PaddleOCR VL 1.5 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. PaddleOCR VL 1.5 is open weight; Qwen3.5 397B A17B is open weight.
Can PaddleOCR VL 1.5 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B understand images?+
PaddleOCR VL 1.5 is documented with image input; Qwen3.5 397B A17B is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, PaddleOCR VL 1.5 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. PaddleOCR VL 1.5 is — and Qwen3.5 397B A17B is —.
Do PaddleOCR VL 1.5 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B support reasoning and tool use?+
PaddleOCR VL 1.5: image input. Qwen3.5 397B A17B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, PaddleOCR VL 1.5 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?+
PaddleOCR VL 1.5 has 0 sourced provider routes; Qwen3.5 397B A17B has 4, so Qwen3.5 397B A17B has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, PaddleOCR VL 1.5 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.