Qwen3.8 27B vs Gemma 4 31B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Qwen3.8 27B and Gemma 4 31B 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 Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) at 19 for Gemma 4 31B.
- For output speed, Qwen3.8 27B is fastest: Qwen3.8 27B (low) at 52 t/s, against Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) at 35 t/s for Gemma 4 31B.
Releases compared
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost per Task (USD, Log Scale)
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indexes
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
Incorporates 7 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Humanity's Last Exam, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, Terminal-Bench 4.0 · Higher is better
Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2.1, AA-Briefcase v1.1, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better
Further details
Input modality | Output modality | Weights | Provider Benchmarks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) |  Alibaba | 34 | 34 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 43 | $0.82 | $0.4 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.05 | $1,170 | 67k | 48k | 198M | 41 | 4.01s | 52.44s | 64.55s | 1208.91s | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |   +2 | |||
| Qwen3.8 27B (medium) | Alibaba | 28 | 28 | 34 | 27 | - | 25 | 31 | $0.90 | $0.4 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.05 | $977 | 52k | 32k | 113M | 51 | 3.87s | 43.06s | 52.86s | 970.48s | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |  | |||
| Qwen3.8 27B (low) | Alibaba | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | - | 24 | 32 | $0.83 | $0.4 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.05 | $876 | 45k | 26k | 82M | 52 | 3.84s | 42.17s | 51.75s | 817.79s | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text | | |||
| Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Alibaba | 20 | 19 | 16 | 22 | - | 22 | 30 | $1.91 | $0.4 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.05 | $1,570 | 30k | 0 | 43M | 50 | 3.87s | 3.87s | 13.87s | 554.72s | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text | | |||
| Gemma 4 31B (Reasoning) |  Google | 19 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 21 | - | $0.0 | $0.00 | $0.00 | - | - | - | - | - | 35 | 1.03s | 50.09s | 64.22s | - | 30.7B | 256k | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |   +11 | |||
| Gemma 4 31B (Non-reasoning) | Google | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.2 | $0.14 | $0.40 | $0.14 | - | - | - | - | 34 | 2.22s | 2.22s | 17.05s | - | 30.7B | 256k | Apr 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |   +8 | |||