Qwen3.8 27B vs EXAONE 4.0 32B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Qwen3.8 27B and EXAONE 4.0 32B releases: 4 and 2 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 6 models.

  • For intelligence, Qwen3.8 27B scores highest: Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) at 34, against EXAONE 4.0 32B (Reasoning) at 8 for EXAONE 4.0 32B.

Releases compared

Intelligence

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 incorporates 10 evaluations: AA-Briefcase, GDPval-AA v2, AutomationBench-AA, Terminal-Bench 4.0, 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 4.0 · 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

Input modality
Output modality
Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
34
35
37
35
35
34
43
$0.82
$0.4
$0.50
$3.00
$0.05
$1,170
67k
48k
198M
44
4.03s
49.29s
60.61s
1120.38s
27B
256k
Aug 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

DeepInfraCoreWeaveAlibaba Cloud
+2
Qwen3.8 27B (medium)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
28
29
35
28
-
25
31
$0.90
$0.4
$0.50
$3.00
$0.05
$977
52k
32k
113M
48
3.84s
45.50s
55.92s
992.82s
27B
256k
Aug 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

Alibaba CloudMultiverse Computing
Qwen3.8 27B (low)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
26
27
30
28
-
24
32
$0.83
$0.4
$0.50
$3.00
$0.05
$876
45k
26k
82M
51
4.00s
43.55s
53.44s
871.73s
27B
256k
Aug 2026
-
Yes

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

Alibaba CloudMultiverse Computing
Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
22
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
$0.4
$0.50
$3.00
$0.05
-
-
-
-
51
3.96s
3.96s
13.82s
-
27B
256k
Aug 2026
-
No

Supports: text, image, and video

Supports: text

Alibaba CloudMultiverse Computing
EXAONE 4.0 32B (Reasoning)
LG AI Research logoLG AI Research
8
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
32B
131k
Jul 2025
-
Yes

Supports: text

Supports: text

-
EXAONE 4.0 32B (Non-reasoning)
LG AI Research logoLG AI Research
6
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
32B
131k
Jul 2025
-
No

Supports: text

Supports: text

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