GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Low)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) by OpenAI or Qwen3.8 27B (Low) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium)
Qwen3.8 27B (Low) vs GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium): 33.2% less intelligence, 6.3% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 389.1% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) | Qwen3.8 27B (Low) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 39.2 | 26.2 | −33.2% Qwen3.8 27B (Low) is 33.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $997.39 | $1,060.08 | +6.3% Qwen3.8 27B (Low) is 6.3% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 11.36s | 55.56s | +389.1% Qwen3.8 27B (Low) is 389.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $4.00 / $20.0 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Sol (Medium) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) scores 51.00 for $662.
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