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Composite scores, benchmark ranks, capability grids, and pricing per million tokens. All sourced from the same data that powers the model atlas.

Tools Models

Qwen3.8 27B vs Qwen3.8 Max

Model A

Model B

MODEL A

Qwen3.8 27B

Alibaba · Qwen

Composite 66Intel 666 rows1 sources

Alibaba's dense open-weight Qwen3.8 sibling (14 Aug 2026). AA hosted list $0.50 / $3 per 1M tokens. Apache 2.0 weights on Hugging Face.

MODEL B

Qwen3.8 Max

Alibaba · Qwen

Composite 72Intel 727 rows1 sources

Alibaba's August 2026 Max-tier flagship. API list $2 / $6 per 1M tokens on that snapshot.

Qwen3.8 27B2stats won

Tied1stats

Qwen3.8 Max3stats won

Spec showdown

Capacity, price, freshness.

Qwen3.8 27BvsQwen3.8 Max

Qwen3.8 Max holds a narrow composite edge (72 vs 66), but the gap is small enough that other factors matter more. Qwen3.8 Max has the higher benchmark mix (72 vs 66). Qwen3.8 27B is significantly cheaper at $0.50/1M input vs $2.0/1M input. Qwen3.8 Max's 1M context window dwarfs Qwen3.8 27B's 262K — a meaningful difference for long-document or codebase work.

Composite score
Qwen3.8 27B66Qwen3.8 Max72Winner on this row
Benchmark mix
Qwen3.8 27B66Qwen3.8 Max72Winner on this row
Context window
Qwen3.8 27B262KQwen3.8 Max1MWinner on this row
Max output
Qwen3.8 27B—Qwen3.8 Max—
Input price / 1M (lower wins)
Qwen3.8 27B$0.50Winner on this rowQwen3.8 Max$2.0
Output speed (AA default API)
Qwen3.8 27B46 t/sWinner on this rowQwen3.8 Max36 t/s

Composite score

Benchmark mix

Context window

262K

Max output

—

Input price / 1M (lower wins)

$0.50

$2.0

Output speed (AA default API)

46 t/s

36 t/s

Capability grid

What each model can do.

Modalities

Qwen3.8 27BQwen3.8 Max

Text●●

Image●●

Audio——

Video●—

Code●●

Tool use●●

Reasoning●●

Access

Qwen3.8 27BQwen3.8 Max

API●●

Consumer app——

Open weights●—

Managed cloud—●

On-device——

Family profile

Top score per benchmark family.

Reasoning

Coding

Agentic

Long context

Benchmark ranks

Every shared benchmark, side by side.

Reasoning

GPQA Diamond#41/184 · #20/184

90.5%

92.8%

Humanity's Last Exam#66/186 · #25/186

33.9%

43.1%

Coding

SciCode#60/97 · #36/97

46.6%

52.1%

Agentic

Terminal-Bench#26/167 · #3/167

79.78%

88.76%

Long context

AA-LCR#24/184 · #38/184

82%

80.33%

Performance

AA output speed#125/196 · #141/196

46 t/s

36 t/s

Dossier facts

Dates, sources, fineprint.

Qwen3.8 27BQwen3.8 Max

ProviderAlibabaAlibaba

FamilyQwenQwen

Release date2026-08-142026-08-03

Knowledge cutoffunpublishedunpublished

Context window262K1M

Max output——

Input price /1M$0.50$2.0

Output price /1M$3.0$6.0

Statussolidflagship

Composite score6672

Intelligence score6672

Intel sourcecompositecomposite

Benchmark rows67

Source count11

Freshnessfreshfresh

Pricing checked2026-08-242026-09-28

Ecosystem

Which tools wrap each model.

Qwen3.8 27B

Not listed in any tool yet.

Qwen3.8 Max

Not listed in any tool yet.

Verdict

Which model to actually pick.

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Questions this comparison answers

Every answer below is assembled from the dated fields on this page. Nothing is written separately for search.

Should you use Qwen3.8 27B or Qwen3.8 Max?

Is Qwen3.8 27B or Qwen3.8 Max cheaper?

Qwen3.8 27B: $0.50 / $3.0. Qwen3.8 Max: $2.0 / $6.0.

How do the Qwen3.8 27B and Qwen3.8 Max context windows compare?

Qwen3.8 27B: 262K. Qwen3.8 Max: 1M.