Qwen3.6 27B vs gpt-oss-20b: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Qwen3.6 27B and gpt-oss-20b releases: 2 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 4 models.

  • For intelligence, Qwen3.6 27B scores highest: Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at 22, against gpt-oss-20b (low) at 10 for gpt-oss-20b.
  • For output speed, gpt-oss-20b is fastest: gpt-oss-20b (low) at 228 t/s, against Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at 56 t/s for Qwen3.6 27B.
  • For cost per task, gpt-oss-20b is cheapest: gpt-oss-20b (high) at $0.01, against Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning) at $0.62 for Qwen3.6 27B.

Releases compared

AlibabaQwen3.6 27BOpenAIgpt-oss-20b

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench v4.0, SciCode, Humanity's Last Exam, GDP.pdf, CritPt, AA-Omniscience, AA-LCR v1.1
Estimate (independent evaluation forthcoming)

Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index · Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task
Most attractive quadrant
Pareto line

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

Weighted average cost (USD) per Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index task, segmented by token type. Lower is better

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

Measures the performance of models on specific capabilities and industries
Finance & Accounting Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Qwen3.6 27B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
22
27.8B
262k
$0.9
56
🤗
DeepInfraGroqNovita
+2
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Qwen3.6 27B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
20
27.8B
262k
$0.9
55
🤗
GroqCoreWeaveDeepInfra
+2
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gpt-oss-20b (low)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
10
21B
3.6B active at inference time
131k
$0.1
228
🤗
GroqLightning AIHyperbolic
+5
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gpt-oss-20b (high)
OpenAI logoOpenAI
9
21B
3.6B active at inference time
131k
$0.1
190
🤗
CoreWeaveAmazon BedrockDeepInfra
+6
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