Nova Premier 1.0 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Qwen3.5 397B A17B leads Nova Premier 1.0 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 21.4 to 9.2, and Qwen3.5 397B A17B costs 5.3x less per output token ($2.34 vs $12.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 9 benchmarks have a result for both.

Replace Nova Premier 1.0 Replace Qwen3.5 397B A17B

Nova Premier 1.0Amazon

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $12.50

Qwen3.5 397B A17BQwen

Coding: No data
Overall: 57.1
Output $/M: $2.34

vs boards won of 9 shared

Nova Premier 1.0 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Nova Premier 1.0 for a larger context window (1M against 262K tokens) and work measured by Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) or ALE-Bench, where it leads.

Model ANova Premier 1.0AmazonNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task Model BQwen3.5 397B A17BQwenNot benchmarked1 independent benchmarkNo cost per solved task

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Shared results: 9
Nova Premier 1.0 only: 5
Qwen3.5 397B A17B only: 56
Like-for-like categories: 6 of 9

Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.

Which one for your work

Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.

Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Qwen3.5 397B A17B leads, 21.4 against 9.2.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Qwen3.5 397B A17B leads, 1190 against 835.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Nova Premier 1.0
Nova Premier 1.0 takes 1M tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Nova Premier 1.0 $0.0088, Qwen3.5 397B A17B $0.0016 per turn.
List prices

At a glance

Coding index: Nova Premier 1.0 not benchmarked, Qwen3.5 397B A17B not benchmarked.
Widest category: Agentic work, 57.3 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
Widest single gap: τ²-Bench Telecom: Nova Premier 1.0 38.3% against Qwen3.5 397B A17B 95.6%, 57.3 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
Output price: Nova Premier 1.0 $12.50 against Qwen3.5 397B A17B $2.34 per million output tokens, 5.3x apart.
Context window: Nova Premier 1.0 takes 1M tokens, Qwen3.5 397B A17B 262K.

Benchmark by benchmark

First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.

Boards won, where both have a result
Category	Nova Premier 1.0	Bars	Qwen3.5 397B A17B	Ties
Coding	0		2
Intelligence	0		1
Agentic work	0		1
Reasoning	0		2
Web design	0		1
General	0		2
All shared boards	0		9

CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02

Coding benchmarks for Nova Premier 1.0 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Benchmark	Nova Premier 1.0	Qwen3.5 397B A17B	Leader
LMArena WebDev	Not measured	1400	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run)	31.7%	Not measured	Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured
SciCode	Not measured	44.8%	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run)	6.8%	40.9%	Qwen3.5 397B A17B
ALE-Bench	147.4	621.9	Qwen3.5 397B A17B
LMArena Text: coding	Not measured	1464	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: software and IT	Not measured	1463	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena WebDev: React	Not measured	1388	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena WebDev: HTML	Not measured	1410	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 30 boards here

IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01

Intelligence benchmarks for Nova Premier 1.0 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Benchmark	Nova Premier 1.0	Qwen3.5 397B A17B	Leader
AA Intelligence Index	9.2	21.4	Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Epoch Capabilities Index	Not measured	146.8	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured

Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01

Agentic work benchmarks for Nova Premier 1.0 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Benchmark	Nova Premier 1.0	Qwen3.5 397B A17B	Leader
τ²-Bench Telecom	38.3%	95.6%	Qwen3.5 397B A17B
APEX-Agents	Not measured	24.9%	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here

ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02

Reasoning benchmarks for Nova Premier 1.0 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Benchmark	Nova Premier 1.0	Qwen3.5 397B A17B	Leader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)	56.9%	89.3%	Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)	4.2%	29.0%	Qwen3.5 397B A17B
GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run)	Not measured	86.4%	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Mystery game puzzles	Not measured	18.0%	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts	Not measured	1448	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: expert	Not measured	1462	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts in English	Not measured	1450	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Vision: diagrams	Not measured	1277	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Vision: homework	Not measured	1292	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Kagi LLM Benchmark	44.8%	Not measured	Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here

MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared

Math benchmarks for Nova Premier 1.0 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Benchmark	Nova Premier 1.0	Qwen3.5 397B A17B	Leader
AA Math Index	17.3	Not measured	Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured
AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run)	17.3%	Not measured	Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured
OTIS Mock AIME	Not measured	88.9%	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3	Not measured	31.2%	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: math	Not measured	1453	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: mathematical work	Not measured	1454	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 7 boards here

KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared

Knowledge benchmarks for Nova Premier 1.0 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Benchmark	Nova Premier 1.0	Qwen3.5 397B A17B	Leader
MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run)	73.3%	Not measured	Only Nova Premier 1.0 measured
LMArena Text: science	Not measured	1457	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare	Not measured	1455	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: legal and government	Not measured	1441	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: business and finance	Not measured	1435	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here

Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01

Web design benchmarks for Nova Premier 1.0 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Benchmark	Nova Premier 1.0	Qwen3.5 397B A17B	Leader
Design Arena: websites	835	1190	Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Design Arena: UI components	Not measured	1160	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Design Arena: game dev	Not measured	1140	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Design Arena: data viz	Not measured	1175	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Design Arena: 3D	Not measured	1160	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Design Arena: all code categories	Not measured	1179	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Design Arena: SVG	Not measured	1139	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here

GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02

General benchmarks for Nova Premier 1.0 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Benchmark	Nova Premier 1.0	Qwen3.5 397B A17B	Leader
IFBench	36.2%	78.8%	Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)	34.3%	77.3%	Qwen3.5 397B A17B
DTBench	Not measured	87.5%	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMCA	Not measured	37.9%	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text	Not measured	1437	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: instruction following	Not measured	1424	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: creative writing	Not measured	1402	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Vision	Not measured	1262	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: English	Not measured	1443	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: non-English	Not measured	1430	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: Chinese	Not measured	1498	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: German	Not measured	1445	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: Japanese	Not measured	1429	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: Korean	Not measured	1384	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: French	Not measured	1462	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: Spanish	Not measured	1441	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: Russian	Not measured	1430	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: Polish	Not measured	1447	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: multi-turn	Not measured	1446	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: longer queries	Not measured	1441	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: writing and language	Not measured	1415	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Text: entertainment and media	Not measured	1399	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Vision: English	Not measured	1268	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Vision: Chinese	Not measured	1314	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Vision: reading text	Not measured	1271	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Vision: humor	Not measured	1262	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Vision: captioning	Not measured	1230	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Vision: recognizing things	Not measured	1265	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
LMArena Vision: creative writing	Not measured	1260	Only Qwen3.5 397B A17B measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here

Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared

Image generation benchmarks for Nova Premier 1.0 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Benchmark	Nova Premier 1.0	Qwen3.5 397B A17B	Leader
Neither model has a result on 5 boards here

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.

Chat turn

1K input + 500 output tokens

Nova Premier 1.0$0.0088Fits in one request

Qwen3.5 397B A17B$0.0016Fits in one request

Qwen3.5 397B A17B costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Nova Premier 1.0$0.163Fits in one request

Qwen3.5 397B A17B$0.027Fits in one request

Qwen3.5 397B A17B costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Nova Premier 1.0$0.625Fits in one request

Qwen3.5 397B A17B$0.101Fits in one request

Qwen3.5 397B A17B costs less

Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.

Specification differences

The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.

Specifications of Nova Premier 1.0 and Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Specification	Amazon Nova Premier 1.0	Qwen3.5 397B A17B
Maker	Amazon	Qwen
Weights	No public weights listed	Open weights
Released	October 31, 2025	February 16, 2026
Context window	1M	262K
Input $/Mtok	$2.50	$0.39
Output $/Mtok	$12.50	$2.34
Coding index	Not benchmarked	Not benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it	0	1
Cost per solved task	Not computable	Not computable
Source	OpenRouter listing	OpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Nova Premier 1.0 better than Qwen3.5 397B A17B for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Nova Premier 1.0 for a larger context window (1M against 262K tokens) and work measured by Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) or ALE-Bench, where it leads.

Which is cheaper, Nova Premier 1.0 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?

Nova Premier 1.0 costs $2.50 per million input tokens and $12.50 per million output tokens; Qwen3.5 397B A17B costs $0.39 and $2.34. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Nova Premier 1.0 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B?

Nova Premier 1.0, with 1M tokens against 262K.

How many benchmarks is the Nova Premier 1.0 vs Qwen3.5 397B A17B comparison based on?

9 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Nova Premier 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Qwen3.5 397B A17B's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.

Nova Premier 1.0 or Qwen3.5 397B A17B: which to pick

Which one for your work

Coding

Intelligence

Web design

Long documents

Everyday cost

At a glance

Benchmark by benchmark

What each workload costs

Chat turn

Repository review

Agent loop

Specification differences

Questions

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