Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Medium)

Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Medium). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AlibabaQwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
19.30
Total cost
-
AlibabaQwen3.8 27B (Medium)Off the frontier
Intelligence
27.60
Total cost
$1278
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricQwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)Qwen3.8 27B (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)19.327.6+43.0% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 43.0% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,277.59— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)18.67s58.08s+211.1% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 211.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $2.00$0.50 / $3.00
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image, Video
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