Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Which is better for the money: Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) by Alibaba or Qwen3.8-Flash-Next by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-26.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next vs Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning): 86.0% more intelligence, 68.3% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 54.9% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) | Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 21.4 | 39.8 | +86.0% Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 86.0% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,145.36 | $362.72 | −68.3% Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 68.3% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 111.40s | 50.19s | −54.9% Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 54.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.60 / $3.60 | $0.15 / $0.47 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Video | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
- Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
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