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Released August 2026

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

Model Comparison

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

Fastest

#1
CrusoeCrusoe
203.8 t/s
#2
Multiverse ComputingMultiverse Computing
198.5 t/s
#3
WaferWafer
79.7 t/s
#4
Parasail (FP8)Parasail (FP8)
68.5 t/s
#5
CoreWeave (FP8)CoreWeave (FP8)
64.9 t/s

Output speed

Total 7 providers

Lowest Latency

#1
Multiverse ComputingMultiverse Computing
10.94 s
#2
CrusoeCrusoe
11.15 s
#3
WaferWafer
26.30 s
#4
Parasail (FP8)Parasail (FP8)
30.47 s
#5
CoreWeave (FP8)CoreWeave (FP8)
32.52 s

Time to first answer token

Total 7 providers

Lowest Price

#1
Parasail (FP8)Parasail (FP8)
$0.30
#2
WaferWafer
$0.31
#3
CrusoeCrusoe
$0.35
#4
DeepInfraDeepInfra
$0.41
#5
Alibaba CloudAlibaba Cloud
$0.47

Blended price (per 1M tokens)

Total 7 providers

Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) is available through 7 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 Crusoe (203.8 t/s), Multiverse Computing (198.5 t/s), and Wafer (79.7 t/s). Speed varies significantly across providers, with a 474% difference between the fastest and slowest.
  • For latency, Multiverse Computing (10.94s), Crusoe (11.15s), and Wafer (26.30s) offer the lowest time to first answer token.
  • For pricing, Parasail (FP8) (0.30), Wafer (0.31), and Crusoe (0.35) offer the lowest blended prices per 1M tokens.

Highlights

Output tokens per second · Higher is better
Seconds to first answer token received · 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 (xhigh)

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
Pareto line

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

DeepInfra logoDeepInfra
262k
Open
$1.08
35
1.03
71.48
56.36
CoreWeave logoCoreWeave
262k
Open
$0.92
65
1.70
40.22
30.82
Alibaba Cloud logoAlibaba Cloud
1M
Open
$1.01
45
3.86
58.85
43.99
Parasail logoParasail
262k
Open
$0.60
69
1.28
37.77
29.19
Multiverse Computing logoMultiverse Computing
262k
Open
$1.98
198
0.86
13.46
10.08
Wafer logoWafer
262k
Open
$0.45
80
1.22
32.57
25.08
Crusoe logoCrusoe
262k
Open
$0.91
204
1.34
13.61
9.82

Frequently Asked Questions

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