Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Medium)

Qwen3.6 27B (Non-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.

AlibabaQwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
19.80
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.

MetricQwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning)Qwen3.8 27B (Medium)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)19.827.6+39.4% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 39.4% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$1,277.59— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)12.17s55.72s+357.8% Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) is 357.8% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.60 / $3.60$0.50 / $3.00
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText, Image, Video
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