Qwen3.8 27B vs Qwen3.5 9B: Release Comparison

Comparison of the Qwen3.8 27B and Qwen3.5 9B 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 Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) at 14 for Qwen3.5 9B.
  • For output speed, Qwen3.5 9B is fastest: Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning) at 87 t/s, against Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) at 55 t/s for Qwen3.8 27B.

Releases compared

AlibabaQwen3.8 27BAlibabaQwen3.5 9B

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)

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 includes: 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. See Intelligence Index methodology for further details, including a breakdown of each evaluation and how we run them.

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

Weighted average cost per Intelligence Index task. Each evaluation’s cost is calculated from input, cache hit, cache write, reasoning, and answer token prices, divided by task count, and weighted by its Intelligence Index weight.

Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index v4.3 includes: 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. See Intelligence Index methodology for further details, including a breakdown of each evaluation and how we run them.

Cost

Cost per Intelligence Index Task

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

Weighted average cost per Intelligence Index task. Each evaluation’s cost is calculated from input, cache hit, cache write, reasoning, and answer token prices, divided by task count, and weighted by its Intelligence Index weight.

Speed & Latency

Output Speed

Output tokens per second · Higher is better

Tokens per second received while the model is generating tokens (ie. after first chunk has been received from the API for models which support streaming).

Figures represent performance of the model's first-party API (e.g. OpenAI for o1) or the median across providers where a first-party API is not available (e.g. Meta's Llama models).

Capability Scores

Capability Indices

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

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, Humanity's Last Exam, 𝜏³-Banking, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Strategy & Ops Index

Incorporates 4 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, 𝜏³-Banking, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Legal Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-LCR v1.1, 𝜏³-Banking, Humanity's Last Exam · Higher is better

Healthcare & Medical Index

Incorporates 5 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, 𝜏³-Banking · Higher is better

Engineering Index

Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GPQA Diamond, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, Terminal-Bench v2.1 · Higher is better

Economics Index

Incorporates 4 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, GDPval-AA v2, AA-LCR v1.1 · Higher is better

Further details

Weights
Provider Benchmarks
Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
34
27B
256k
$0.4
47
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DeepInfraCoreWeaveAlibaba CloudMultiverse Computing
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Qwen3.8 27B (medium)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
31
27B
256k
$0.4
54
🤗
Alibaba CloudMultiverse Computing
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Qwen3.8 27B (low)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
29
27B
256k
$0.4
54
🤗
Alibaba CloudMultiverse Computing
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Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
22
27B
256k
$0.4
55
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Alibaba CloudMultiverse Computing
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Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
14
9.7B
262k
$0.1
83
🤗
SiliconFlowTogether AI
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Qwen3.5 9B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba logoAlibaba
13
9.7B
262k
$0.2
87
🤗
Together AI
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