Qwen3.8 27B vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B: Release Comparison
Comparison of the Qwen3.8 27B and Qwen3.6 35B A3B 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 Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at 19 for Qwen3.6 35B A3B.
- For output speed, Qwen3.6 35B A3B is fastest: Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) at 134 t/s, against Qwen3.8 27B (low) at 51 t/s for Qwen3.8 27B.
- For cost per task, Qwen3.6 35B A3B is cheapest: Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) at $0.48, against Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) at $0.82 for Qwen3.8 27B.
Intelligence
Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
Intelligence Index vs. Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Cost
Cost per Intelligence Index Task
Speed & Latency
Output Speed
Capability Scores
Capability Indices
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
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, AutomationBench-AA, AA-LCR v1.1, GDP.pdf · Higher is better
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
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, MLCR-AA, Humanity's Last Exam, AutomationBench-AA · Higher is better
Incorporates 6 evaluations: AA-Omniscience, Humanity's Last Exam, CritPt, GDPval-AA v2, AA-Briefcase, Terminal-Bench v4.0 · Higher is better
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) |  Alibaba | 34 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 43 | $0.82 | $0.4 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.05 | $1,170 | 67k | 48k | 198M | 44 | 3.78s | 48.96s | 60.25s | 1137.46s | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |   +2 | |||
| Qwen3.8 27B (medium) | Alibaba | 28 | 29 | 35 | 28 | - | 25 | 31 | $0.90 | $0.4 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.05 | $977 | 52k | 32k | 113M | 51 | 3.94s | 42.95s | 52.70s | 954.12s | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |  | |||
| Qwen3.8 27B (low) | Alibaba | 26 | 27 | 30 | 28 | - | 24 | 32 | $0.83 | $0.4 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.05 | $876 | 45k | 26k | 82M | 51 | 4.04s | 42.90s | 52.62s | 832.12s | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text | | |||
| Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning) | Alibaba | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.4 | $0.50 | $3.00 | $0.05 | - | - | - | - | 50 | 4.01s | 4.01s | 13.95s | - | 27B | 256k | Aug 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text | | |||
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Reasoning) | Alibaba | 19 | 19 | 14 | 22 | - | 22 | 30 | $0.48 | $0.6 | $0.375 | $2.25 | - | $896 | 35k | 13k | 161M | 123 | 2.07s | 45.94s | 50.01s | 274.04s | 36B 3B active at inference time | 262k | Apr 2026 | - | Yes | Supports: text and image | Supports: text |   +4 | |||
| Qwen3.6 35B A3B (Non-reasoning) | Alibaba | 15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | $0.6 | $0.375 | $2.25 | - | - | - | - | - | 134 | 2.06s | 2.06s | 5.78s | - | 36B 3B active at inference time | 262k | Apr 2026 | - | No | Supports: text, image, and video | Supports: text |  +3 | |||