Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta vs Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta by Sapiens AI or Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-11-09.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta
Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta: 58.3% less intelligence, 565.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 31.2% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta | Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.0 | 10.0 | −58.3% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 58.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $396.84 | $2,641.61 | +565.7% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 6.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 12.07s | 15.83s | +31.2% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 31.2% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.10 / $0.30 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Agnes 2.5 Pro Theta is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 46.30 for $389.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 54.60 for $1124.
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