Open weights model

Released August 2026

Qwen3.8 27B (low) API Provider Benchmarking & Analysis

Model Comparison

This analysis is intended to support you in choosing the best API provider of Qwen3.8 27B (low) for your use-case.

Fastest

#1
Multiverse ComputingMultiverse Computing
167.4 t/s
#2
Alibaba CloudAlibaba Cloud
45.4 t/s

Output speed

Total 2 providers

Lowest Latency

#1
Multiverse ComputingMultiverse Computing
12.86 s
#2
Alibaba CloudAlibaba Cloud
48.01 s

Time to first answer token

Total 2 providers

Lowest Price

#1
Alibaba CloudAlibaba Cloud
$0.43
#2
Multiverse ComputingMultiverse Computing
$0.56

Blended price (per 1M tokens)

Total 2 providers

Qwen3.8 27B (low) is available through 2 API providers, each offering different performance characteristics and pricing. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across providers.

  • For output speed, the top providers are Multiverse Computing (167.4 t/s) and Alibaba Cloud (45.4 t/s).
  • For latency, Multiverse Computing (12.86s) and Alibaba Cloud (48.01s) offer the lowest time to first answer token.
  • For pricing, Alibaba Cloud (0.43) and Multiverse Computing (0.56) offer the lowest blended prices per 1M tokens.
  • Multiverse Computing offers the best performance with both the highest speed and lowest latency. For cost optimization, Alibaba Cloud provides the most competitive pricing.

Highlights

Output tokens per second · Higher is better
Seconds · Lower is better
USD per 1M tokens (blended) · Lower is better

Update: Default performance benchmarking workload has updated to 10k input tokens to better reflect production use cases. You can still select different workloads above.

Pricing

Pricing: Cache Hit, Input, and Output

Price (USD per M Tokens) · Lower is better · 10,000 input tokens

Pricing: Blended Price

Blended at 7:2:1 (cache-input-output) · USD per 1M tokens (blended) · Lower is better

Pricing: Cache Discount

1 - (cache hit price / input price) · Higher is better

Output Speed vs. Price

Blended at 7:2:1 (cache-input-output) · Output speed: output tokens per second · USD per 1M tokens (blended)
Most attractive quadrant
Pareto line

Speed

Measured by Output Speed (tokens per second)

Output Speed: Qwen3.8 27B (low)

Output speed: output tokens per second · 10,000 input tokens

Latency vs. Output Speed

Latency: seconds to first token received · Output speed: output tokens per second · 10,000 input tokens
Most attractive quadrant

Latency

Measured by Time (seconds) to First Token

Time to First Answer Token

Seconds to first token received · Lower is better · 10,000 input tokens

End-to-End Response Time

Seconds to output 500 tokens, calculated based on time to first token, 'thinking' time for reasoning models, and output speed

End-to-End Response Time

Seconds to output 500 tokens, including reasoning model 'thinking' time · Lower is better · 10,000 input tokens

Key Comparison Metrics & API Features

Alibaba Cloud logoAlibaba Cloud
1M
Open
$0.83
45
3.96
59.02
44.05
Multiverse Computing logoMultiverse Computing
262k
Open
$2.19
167
0.91
15.84
11.94

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about Qwen3.8 27B (low) providers