GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) by OpenAI or Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh)
Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh): 46.8% less intelligence, 70.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 31.4% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) | Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 38.0 | 20.2 | −46.8% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 46.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,186.77 | $2,022.49 | +70.4% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 70.4% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 21.13s | 14.49s | −31.4% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 31.4% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $12.0 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5.6 Terra (Xhigh) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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