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Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium) vs Qwen3.8 27B (low)

Qwen3.8 27B (low) leads on average score with 7.9 vs 7.8. Local hardware cost was not measured, so cost comparisons are unavailable. Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium) is faster at 28.08s vs 39.11s, with pass rates of 65.2% vs 68.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-15

Rank
#67
Total Output Tokens
120,427
Response Time (avg)
28.08s
Total Cost
$2.126
Rank
#61
Total Output Tokens
169,329
Response Time (avg)
39.11s
Total Cost
N/A
Recommended model Claude Sonnet 4.6 (medium)

It offers the best overall trade-off: a competitive score (7.8), faster response than Qwen3.8 27B (low), and balanced cost.

Detailed comparison

Metric Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 medium Release: 2026-02-17 Qwen3.8 27B Qwen3.8 27B low Release: 2026-08-14
Score 7.8 7.9
Rank #67 #61
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.5 10.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.2% 68.2%
Flaky tests 1 0
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 15.182 N/A
Total Cost $2.126 N/A
Input Price $3.000 / 1M N/A
Output Price $15.000 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 106,316 99,705
Output Tokens 79,338 1,545
Reasoning Tokens 41,089 167,784
Response Time (avg) 28.08s 39.11s
Response Time (max) 140.96s 376.04s
Response Time (total) 421.15s 860.51s
Parameters ~1T total (~100B active) 27.3B
Availability Closed Weights available

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#67 Claude Sonnet 4.6

medium
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#61 Qwen3.8 27B

low
Cost
N/A
Time
92.8s
Tokens
6,902 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Claude Sonnet 4.6 5.7 6.6 44.4% 1 33.29s 6,995 16,089 3,686
Qwen3.8 27B 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 140.92s 8,127 585 86,694

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