Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) by Alibaba or Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh)
Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh): 40.1% less intelligence, 51.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 76.6% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) | Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 33.7 | 20.2 | −40.1% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 40.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $1,336.09 | $2,022.49 | +51.4% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 51.4% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 60.10s | 14.07s | −76.6% Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reas… is 76.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.50 / $3.00 | $0.50 / $3.00 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Video | Text, Image, Video |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Qwen3.8 27B (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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