Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) vs Solar Mini 4
Which is better for the money: Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) by Alibaba or Solar Mini 4 by Upstage? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Solar Mini 4
Solar Mini 4 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning): 31.0% more intelligence, 46.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 64.2% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) | Solar Mini 4 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 18.4 | 24.1 | +31.0% Solar Mini 4 is 31.0% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $940.97 | $502.02 | −46.6% Solar Mini 4 is 46.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 64.60s | 23.10s | −64.2% Solar Mini 4 is 64.2% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.60 / $3.60 | $0.10 / $0.40 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Qwen3.5 397B A17B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- Solar Mini 4 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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