Qwen3.8 27B
By Alibaba · released 2026-08-14 (2 months) · 4 effort levels
Missed the frontier at launchOff the frontier todayopen weights
- Intelligence index
- 26.20–33.70
- Cost to run the AA index
- $1060–$1336
- Price per 1M tokens (in / out)
- $0.50 / $3.00
Today
Where Qwen3.8 27B stands on the 2026-10-24 frontier
No measured level is on the frontier today.
| Level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Cost | E2E | Today | Matchup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 27B (Low) | Text, Image, Video | 26.20 | $1060 | 54.4s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh) | Compare |
| Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) | Text, Image, Video | 27.60 | $1165 | 55.1s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Compare |
| Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) | Text, Image, Video | 33.70 | $1336 | 60.1s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Compare |
| Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Text, Image, Video | 20.20 | $2022 | 14.1s | beaten by GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) | Compare |
Qwen3.8 27B effort levelsToday's Pareto frontierOpen-weights frontierEvery other model
Matchup
Compare head to head
Suggested: what beats it, its effort levels, and frontier models near its price.
- Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Max)
- Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) vs Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback)
- Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Low)
- Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Medium)
- Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) vs Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)
- Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (High)
- Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) vs GPT-6.1 Sol (Xhigh)
- Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) vs Kimi K3.1 Pro
Launch day
What Qwen3.8 27B did to the frontier on 2026-08-14
Missed the frontier at launch
No level beat the existing frontier on both axes.
Reached the frontier0 of 4
Impact (hypervolume gained)0
Rank, past year's releases—
Smartest level33.70
Cheapest level$1060
Reached the frontierMissed itDisplaced from the old frontierFrontier the day beforeFrontier after the releaseRegion gained (impact)
Missed the frontier
| Level | Intelligence | Cost | Beaten by | Intel gap | Cost ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 27B (Low) | 26.20 | $1060 | GPT-5.6 Luna (High) | −5.9 | 9.80× |
| Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) | 27.60 | $1165 | GPT-5.6 Luna (High) | −4.5 | 10.77× |
| Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) | 33.70 | $1336 | GPT-5.6 Luna (Xhigh) | −0.9 | 7.45× |
| Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | 20.20 | $2022 | GPT-5.6 Luna (Low) | −0.8 | 74.85× |
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