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AI model rankingsLanguageQwen3.8 27B

Qwen3.8 27B

AlibabaXhigh Released August 2026

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#66 smartest of 89 Updated Oct 30, 2026, 04:30 PM UTC

At a glance

How Qwen3.8 27B compares with the other 88 ranked language models.

  • Better for simple tasks. Ranked #66 of 89 on the overall intelligence score, ahead of 26% of models.

  • Slow writer. Writes about 29 words per second, faster than 15% of models.

  • Thinks before answering. You wait about 52 sec before the answer starts, because it reasons through the problem first.

  • Mid-range price. $1.13 per million tokens, cheaper than 65% of models.

Model details

Made by
Alibaba
Model family
Qwen3.8 27B
Version
Xhigh
Released
August 2026 · 3 months ago
Input price
$0.50 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.00 / 1M tokens
Value for money
#35 of 84
Tests with scores
6 of 8

Good for

  • Customer support botsHandles support tasks with tools well

Not ideal for

  • Quick back-and-forth chatAbout 52 sec wait before each answer
  • Long answers in real timeSlower than 85% of models
  • Autonomous agentsWeak on multi-step computer tasks

Intelligence

20

overall score

#66 of 89typical 30

Coding

–

coding score

typical –

Speed

39

tokens per second

#76 of 89typical 91

Wait

52 sec

before it replies

#65 of 79typical 15s

Price

$1.13

per 1M tokens

#30 of 84typical $2.00

Test results

Scores on individual tests that make up the intelligence score. The faint line marks the best score of any model.

  • Humanity's Last Exam

    Very hard expert questions across many subjects

    34%#62 of 86typical 42%
  • GPQA Diamond

    PhD-level biology, physics and chemistry questions

    91%#18 of 36typical 90%
  • SciCode

    Writing code to solve science research problems

    47%#71 of 86typical 53%
  • Long documents

    Finding and reasoning over facts in very long texts

    82%#29 of 87typical 80%
  • Terminal-Bench

    Doing real tasks on a computer by itself, like an agent

    6%#68 of 89typical 31%
  • Customer support

    Helping bank customers as a support agent using tools

    48%#3 of 34typical 39%

Where it ranks on intelligence

This model next to the models closest to it. Click another bar to open that model.

What would it cost?

Through the API, at the listed price. Chat apps usually charge a monthly plan instead.

  • 1,000 chat replies

    a question and a ~350-word answer, 1,000 times

    $2.00
  • Summarise a 100-page report

    about 50,000 words in, a one-page summary out

    $0.04
  • Write a 2,000-word article

    a short brief in, a long article out

    $0.008

Input, per 1M tokens

$0.50

Output, per 1M tokens

$3.00

How long do answers take?

Median times measured through the API.

Before the answer starts52 sec
Writing speed≈ 29 words / sec
A full 500-word answer1.2 min

Most of the wait is the model thinking before it writes. That makes answers better on hard questions, but slow for quick chats.

Versions of Qwen3.8 27B

Higher effort settings think longer: smarter, but slower and pricier.

  • Qwen3.8 27B

    AlibabaXhigh

    20

    intelligence

    $1.13

    per 1M

    39

    tokens/s

  • Qwen3.8 27B

    AlibabaMedium

    18

    intelligence

    $1.13

    per 1M

    44

    tokens/s

  • Qwen3.8 27B

    AlibabaLow

    16

    intelligence

    $1.13

    per 1M

    40

    tokens/s

  • Qwen3.8 27B

    AlibabaNon-reasoning

    10

    intelligence

    $1.13

    per 1M

    39

    tokens/s

Similar models

Other companies' models with the closest intelligence score.

  • MiniMax-M3

    MiniMax

    19

    intelligence

    $0.53

    per 1M

    104

    tokens/s

  • K2 Horizon 375B A23B

    Institute of Foundation Models

    18

    intelligence

    –

    per 1M

    700

    tokens/s

  • Beam 1.0

    Reflection

    18

    intelligence

    $0.60

    per 1M

    311

    tokens/s

  • Kimi K3

    KimiLow

    17

    intelligence

    $6.00

    per 1M

    0

    tokens/s

  • DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813

    DeepSeekMax

    23

    intelligence

    $1.98

    per 1M

    75

    tokens/s

More from Alibaba

  • Qwen3.8 Max

    Alibaba0902

    34

    intelligence

    $3.00

    per 1M

    38

    tokens/s

Questions people ask

Is Qwen3.8 27B a good AI model?
On the overall intelligence score it ranks #66 of 89 (score 20; the typical model scores 30). It stands out for customer support bots.
How much does Qwen3.8 27B cost?
Through the API it costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens. In everyday terms, 1,000 chat replies cost about $2.00. Chat apps that use it usually charge a monthly plan instead.
How fast is Qwen3.8 27B?
It writes about 29 words per second, and you wait about 52 sec before the answer starts. A full 500-word answer takes roughly 1.2 min.
What's the difference between the Qwen3.8 27B versions?
There are 4 settings: Xhigh (score 20), Medium (score 18), Low (score 16), Non-reasoning (score 10). Higher settings think for longer, which makes answers smarter but slower and more expensive.
What are good alternatives to Qwen3.8 27B?
Models with a similar score include MiniMax-M3 by MiniMax, K2 Horizon 375B A23B by Institute of Foundation Models, Beam 1.0 by Reflection. The cheapest of these is MiniMax-M3 at $0.53 per million tokens.

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis, an independent benchmarking company. Rankings refresh every few hours.