Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-01-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,437.84100% of row best · rating · qwen3.5-397b-a17b; 95% CI [1434.48605524, 1441.19621255]; votes 73400; rank 68 | 1,287.1390% of row best · rating · llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct; 95% CI [1282.87677682, 1291.39199009]; votes 39349; rank 243 |
| LMArena Vision Arenavision-2026-08-27-011508720696 · arena_rating · leader | 1,264.80100% of row best · rating · qwen3.5-397b-a17b; 95% CI [1258.85111028, 1270.75814841]; votes 25997; rank 38 | 1,141.4790% of row best · rating · llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct; 95% CI [1132.42029588, 1150.51619722]; votes 6936; rank 102 |
| Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above | 2 benchmark winsOverall lead | 0 benchmark wins |
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Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Qwen | Meta |
| Family | Qwen3 5 397b A17b | Llama 4 Maverick 17b 128e Instruct |
| Model | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct |
| Version | Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2026-02-15 | 2025-04-05 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 262K | 1,000K |
| Total parameters | 403.4B | 401.6B |
| Active parameters | 17B | 17B |
| License | apache-2.0 | other |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Deepinfra (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) | Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, reasoning, tools | chat, generation, tools |
17 comparable fields · 10 material differences · Pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Qwen3.5 397B A17B Capabilities
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Qwen3.5 397B A17B vs Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct FAQs
Is Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Qwen3.5 397B A17B and Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B is $0.45 and Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is $0.20 per million tokens, so Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is cheaper on this metric. Qwen3.5 397B A17B is $3.00 and Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is $0.696 per million tokens, so Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct?+
Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct has the larger sourced context window. Qwen3.5 397B A17B supports 262K and Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct supports 1,000K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: An overall winner requires at least two decisive benchmarks from at least two original publishers.
Can Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Qwen3.5 397B A17B is open weight; Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is open weight.
Can Qwen3.5 397B A17B and Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct understand images?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B is documented with image input; Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Qwen3.5 397B A17B is — and Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct is —.
Do Qwen3.5 397B A17B and Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct support reasoning and tool use?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct: tool calling and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct?+
Qwen3.5 397B A17B has 4 sourced provider routes; Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct has 1, so Qwen3.5 397B A17B has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, Qwen3.5 397B A17B or Llama 4 Maverick 17B 128E Instruct?+
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.