Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)
By Alibaba · released 2026-08-14 (2 months) · snapshot 2026-10-24
- Intelligence index
- 20.20
- Cost to run the AA index
- $2022
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.50 / $3.00
- End-to-end time
- 14.1s
Is Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) on the Pareto frontier, and what beats it?
Off the frontier
No. GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is at least as smart for the same money or less.
Next step up: Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback), smarter but dearer.
| # | Model | Creator | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E total | Open | Released | Frontier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Alibaba | 20.20 | $2022 | 14.1s | 2026-08-14 | ||
| 2 | GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | OpenAI | 51.80 | $1082 | 220.5s | 2026-09-29 | Frontier | |
| 3 | Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) | Anthropic | 53.60 | $2172 | 33.8s | 2026-09-22 | Frontier |
Open in the picker Daily check URL: 200 on the frontier, 409 once beaten
Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) today
Intelligence: Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. Cost: total cost to run that benchmark, so reasoning tokens count. API id: qwen3-8-27b-non-reasoning.
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Low)
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Medium)
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh)
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs Kimi K3.1 Pro
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback)
What the Qwen3.8 27B release did to the frontier on 2026-08-14
None of its 4 effort levels reached the frontier at launch.
Closest miss: Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning), 0.8 points below GPT-5.6 Luna (Low) at 74.9× the cost.
Should you use Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)?
Should you use Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)?
Only when it fits your setup: GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) is at least as smart for the same money or less, so Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) is off the value frontier today.
What is better and cheaper than Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)?
GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) — at least as smart for the same money or less.
How much does Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) cost?
$0.50/$3.00 in/out per 1M tokens, and $2022 to run the full Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, the honest all-in number for reasoning models.
Is Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) on the Pareto frontier?
No: GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) beats it on intelligence, cost, or both.
Frontier membership by axis pair
Other axis pairs where Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) is Pareto-optimal.
| Y axis | X axis | On the frontier |
|---|---|---|
| AA intelligence index | AA total cost to run (USD) | |
| AA intelligence index | End-to-end total seconds | |
| AA intelligence index | Output speed tokens/sec |
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