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Qwen3.6 Plus (medium) vs Qwen3.8 27B (medium)

Qwen3.6 Plus (medium) leads on average score with 7.3 vs 7.2. Qwen3.8 27B (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at ~$0.073 vs $0.554. Qwen3.8 27B (medium) is faster at 40.09s vs 57.41s, with pass rates of 69.6% vs 66.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-11-13

Compared models

Rank
#204
Total Output Tokens
246,790
Response Time (avg)
57.41s
Total Cost
$0.554
Rank
#209
Total Output Tokens
170,696
Response Time (avg)
40.09s
Total Cost
~$0.073
Recommended model Qwen3.8 27B (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (7.2 vs 7.3), while costing about 7.6x less than Qwen3.6 Plus (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Qwen3.6 Plus Qwen3.6 Plus medium Release: 2026-04-20 Qwen3.8 27B Qwen3.8 27B medium Release: 2026-08-14 Free Available
Score 7.3 7.2
Rank #204 #209
Reliability 10.0 9.7
Consistency 9.0 9.4
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 69.6% 66.7%
Flaky tests 3 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 2.605 ~0.520
Total Cost $0.554 ~$0.073
Input Price $0.325 / 1M N/A
Output Price $1.950 / 1M N/A
Cache Read Price N/A N/A
Cache Write Price $0.407 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 222,601 277,164
Output Tokens 8,185 1,913
Reasoning Tokens 238,605 168,783
Response Time (avg) 57.41s 40.09s
Response Time (max) 307.08s 214.63s
Response Time (total) 1263.02s 881.89s
Parameters ~397B total (~17B active) 27.3B
Availability Closed Weights available

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#204 Qwen3.6 Plus

medium
Cost
$0.024
Time
219.0s
Tokens
12,235 tok

#209 Qwen3.8 27B

medium
Cost
~$0.002
Time
43.4s
Tokens
2,956 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
Qwen3.6 Plus 6.1 7.8 44.4% 1 153.12s 7,098 58 50,586
Qwen3.8 27B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 40.50s 7,893 585 26,808

Switch Comparison Pair

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