Open weights model

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
Multiverse ComputingMultiverse Computing
195.0 t/s
#2
Parasail (FP8)Parasail (FP8)
73.6 t/s
#3
CoreWeave (FP8)CoreWeave (FP8)
61.4 t/s
#4
DeepInfraDeepInfra
44.0 t/s
#5
Alibaba CloudAlibaba Cloud
42.5 t/s

Output speed

Total 5 providers

Lowest Latency

#1
Multiverse ComputingMultiverse Computing
11.15 s
#2
Parasail (FP8)Parasail (FP8)
28.49 s
#3
CoreWeave (FP8)CoreWeave (FP8)
34.51 s
#4
DeepInfraDeepInfra
46.41 s
#5
Alibaba CloudAlibaba Cloud
50.87 s

Time to first answer token

Total 5 providers

Lowest Price

#1
DeepInfraDeepInfra
$0.41
#2
Alibaba CloudAlibaba Cloud
$0.43
#3
CoreWeave (FP8)CoreWeave (FP8)
$0.48
#4
Multiverse ComputingMultiverse Computing
$0.56
#5
Parasail (FP8)Parasail (FP8)
$0.72

Blended price (per 1M tokens)

Total 5 providers

Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) is available through 5 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 (195.0 t/s), Parasail (FP8) (73.6 t/s), and CoreWeave (FP8) (61.4 t/s). Speed varies significantly across providers, with a 358% difference between the fastest and slowest.
  • For latency, Multiverse Computing (11.15s), Parasail (FP8) (28.49s), and CoreWeave (FP8) (34.51s) offer the lowest time to first answer token.
  • For pricing, DeepInfra (0.41), Alibaba Cloud (0.43), and CoreWeave (FP8) (0.48) 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, DeepInfra 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 (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

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
$0.65
41
0.98
62.39
49.13
CoreWeave logoCoreWeave
262k
Open
$0.92
61
1.96
42.81
32.68
Alibaba Cloud logoAlibaba Cloud
1M
Open
$0.82
42
4.00
64.04
48.03
Parasail logoParasail
262k
Open
$2.29
74
1.30
35.23
27.15
Multiverse Computing logoMultiverse Computing
262k
Open
$1.98
191
0.91
13.97
10.45

Frequently Asked Questions

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