# Qwen3.8 27B release · 2026-08-14 · snapshot 2026-10-26

Creator: Alibaba · 4 effort levels

| Effort level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E | On the frontier today | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 27B (Low) | Text, Image, Video | 26.20 | $1165 | 58.2s | no | `qwen3-8-27b-low` |
| Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) | Text, Image, Video | 27.60 | $1278 | 58.1s | no | `qwen3-8-27b-medium` |
| Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) | Text, Image, Video | 33.70 | $1459 | 61.1s | no | `qwen3-8-27b` |
| Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Text, Image, Video | 20.20 | $2022 | 14.3s | no | `qwen3-8-27b-non-reasoning` |

Open weights · on the open-weights frontier today: 0 of 4

## Launch day (2026-08-14)

- Reached the frontier: 0 of 4
- Reached the open-weights frontier: 0 of 4
- Impact (intelligence × log-cost hypervolume gained): 0
- Rank: did not move the frontier; 45 releases this past year did
- Qwen3.8 27B (Low) missed: 5.9 points below GPT-5.6 Luna (High) at 10.77× its cost
- Qwen3.8 27B (Medium) missed: 4.5 points below GPT-5.6 Luna (High) at 11.81× its cost
- Qwen3.8 27B (Xhigh) missed: 0.9 points below GPT-5.6 Luna (Xhigh) at 8.14× its cost
- Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) missed: 0.8 points below GPT-5.6 Luna (Low) at 74.85× its cost


> Metrics snapshot: 2026-10-26T21:34:20Z. Intelligence index version: unknown. Release timeline, frontier age, release impact and shakeup cards are reconstructions using one selected snapshot's metrics, not a record of what was known at release. Scores, benchmark cost and derived value may change when the index methodology changes. Source documentation advertises v4.3.2; API correspondence is unverified.