Qwen3.8 27B vs Grok 4.6: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Qwen3.8 27B and Grok 4.6 releases: 4 and 4 models respectively, each with different intelligence, performance, and pricing characteristics. Below is a comparison of the key metrics across all 8 models.
- For intelligence, Grok 4.6 scores highest: Grok 4.6 (high) at 44, against Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) at 34 for Qwen3.8 27B.
- For output speed, Grok 4.6 is fastest: Grok 4.6 (medium) at 58 t/s, against Qwen3.8 27B (low) at 51 t/s for Qwen3.8 27B.
- For cost per task, Grok 4.6 is cheapest: Grok 4.6 (low) at $0.48, against Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) at $0.82 for Qwen3.8 27B.
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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| Grok 4.6 (high) |  SpaceXAI | 44 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 54 | $1.86 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $2,352 | 36k | 19k | 94M | 58 | 42.75s | 42.75s | 51.43s | 637.81s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Grok 4.6 (xhigh) | SpaceXAI | 44 | 49 | 51 | 52 | - | 45 | 55 | $2.32 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $2,830 | 38k | 20k | 97M | 55 | 52.42s | 52.42s | 61.46s | 690.38s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Grok 4.6 (medium) | SpaceXAI | 43 | 47 | 49 | 49 | - | 43 | 53 | $1.50 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $1,937 | 28k | 14k | 73M | 58 | 31.86s | 31.86s | 40.43s | 511.17s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| Grok 4.6 (low) | SpaceXAI | 35 | 38 | 44 | 44 | - | 35 | 45 | $0.48 | $1.4 | $2.00 | $6.00 | $0.50 | $761 | 10k | 2k | 21M | 55 | 7.98s | 7.98s | 17.07s | 188.35s | - | 500k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text | Not available | - | | |
| 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 | 4.00s | 52.49s | 64.61s | 1340.79s | 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 | 49 | 3.86s | 44.49s | 54.65s | 999.15s | 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 | 51 | 3.84s | 43.06s | 52.86s | 834.86s | 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 | 49 | 3.87s | 3.87s | 14.06s | 560.61s | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text | | |||