qwen3.5-397b-a17b - API in Egypt, billed in EGP

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Qwen3.5-397B-A17B is Alibaba's most capable Qwen3.5 model, a Mixture-of-Experts architecture with 397B total parameters and 17B activated per token. It features a 262K token context window (extensible to 1M with YaRN), thinking/reasoning mode, tool calling with MCP integration, and support for 201 languages. Sets state-of-the-art results on reasoning, coding, math, and multimodal benchmarks.

Modality

Chat

Context window

262K tokens

Max output

16K tokens

Region

US

Weights

Open weights

Published

Jul 14, 2026

Pricing

Input

25.74

EGP per 1M tokens

Output

171.60

EGP per 1M tokens

Monthly cost example

3,861 EGP

Illustrative estimate: 50M input + 15M output tokens per month at this model's catalog rates.

Use it via the API

qwen3.5-397b-a17b works with any OpenAI-compatible SDK — point the base URL at https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and use your SovereignEG API key.

Run inference

OpenAI-compatible — POST /v1/chat/completions — drop-in for any OpenAI SDK.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen3.5-397b-a17b",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "What are some fun things to do in Cairo?"}
    ],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Frequently asked questions

How much does qwen3.5-397b-a17b cost?

25.74 EGP per 1M input tokens; 171.60 EGP per 1M output tokens. Billing is metered per token in Egyptian pounds (EGP), with no minimum commitment.

What is the context window of qwen3.5-397b-a17b?

qwen3.5-397b-a17b supports a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K), with up to 16,384 output tokens per response.

Where is qwen3.5-397b-a17b hosted?

qwen3.5-397b-a17b is served from US (US-hosted inference).

Is qwen3.5-397b-a17b an open-weights model?

Yes — qwen3.5-397b-a17b is an open-weights model. You call it through the SovereignEG API like any other catalog model, with per-token EGP billing.

How do I use qwen3.5-397b-a17b via the API?

qwen3.5-397b-a17b is available through the OpenAI-compatible SovereignEG API: point your SDK's base URL at https://backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and call /v1/chat/completions with model "qwen3.5-397b-a17b" and your API key.