Qwen3.8 27B vs Kimi K3: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Qwen3.8 27B and Kimi K3 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, Kimi K3 scores highest: Kimi K3 (max) at 44, against Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) at 34 for Qwen3.8 27B.
  • For output speed, Qwen3.8 27B is fastest: Qwen3.8 27B (medium) at 50 t/s, against Kimi K3 (max) at 37 t/s for Kimi K3.
  • For cost per task, Qwen3.8 27B is cheapest: Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) at $0.82, against Kimi K3 (low) at $1.15 for Kimi K3.

Releases compared

AlibabaQwen3.8 27BKimiKimi K3

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
Kimi K3
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
Kimi K3 (max)
Kimi logoKimi
44
2.8T
104B active at inference time
1M
$2.3
37
🤗
ModalTogether AIDigitalOcean
+8
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Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
34
27B
256k
$0.4
43
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DeepInfraCoreWeaveAlibaba Cloud
+2
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Kimi K3 (low)
Kimi logoKimi
30
2.8T
104B active at inference time
1M
$2.3
37
🤗
KimiBasetenDatabricks
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Qwen3.8 27B (medium)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
28
27B
256k
$0.4
50
🤗
Alibaba CloudMultiverse Computing
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Qwen3.8 27B (low)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
26
27B
256k
$0.4
47
🤗
Alibaba CloudMultiverse Computing
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Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
22
27B
256k
$0.4
46
🤗
Alibaba CloudMultiverse Computing
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