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Qwen 3.8 27B vs Qwen3.6 27B

Compare Qwen 3.8 27B from Qwen and Qwen3.6 27B from Qwen on key metrics including benchmarks, price, context length, and other model features. Access both models and hundreds of others through the AIHubMix API.

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Qwen 3.8 27B
Qwen · text, image, video → text

Qwen3.8-27b is an Alibaba-released dense vision-language model with open-source weights. Qwen3.8 was developed based on the architecture of Qwen3.5, achieving significant improvements in encoding capability, handling professional tasks, research tasks, and tasks that require long-term completion. Qwen3.8-27B integrates these advantages into a compact, easy-to-deploy dense model — a native vision-language model capable of understanding image and video information and featuring flexible cognitive control capabilities. This model can more reliably accomplish complex, multi-step tasks.

Input$1.1 /M
Output$1.65 /M
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Qwen3.6 27B
Qwen · text, image, video → text

The Qwen3.6 series 27B native vision-language Dense model. Compared with the 3.5-27B, the model notably improves Agentic coding capability and further enhances STEM and reasoning abilities; on the visual modality side, spatial intelligence, object localization and detection capabilities are significantly strengthened, and video understanding, document OCR, and visual agent capabilities have steadily improved.

Input$0.422 /M
Output$2.532 /M

Pricing & Specifications

Prices are per million tokens. Time to First Token and throughput are rolling averages measured on AIHubMix.

Qwen 3.8 27B
Qwen3.6 27B
Input /M
$1.1
$0.422
Output /M
$1.65
$2.532
Cache read /M
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Context length
131,072
262,144
Max output
0
65,536
Time to First Token
1.0 s
1.8 s
Throughput
620.8 tok/s
43.3 tok/s
Modalities
textimagevideo
textimagevideo
Supported Parameters
toolsfunction callingstructured outputsweblong contextthinking
API Formats
Released
August 12, 2026
April 22, 2026

Promotional prices show the discounted rate; see each model page for promotion windows.

Activity Past 30 Days

Daily traffic served through AIHubMix — how demand for each model is trending.

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Performance Past 3 Days

Measured on real AIHubMix traffic, hourly buckets. Gaps mean no traffic in that hour.

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Throughput (tok/s)

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Cost calculator

Estimate your monthly bill for the same workload on each model.

Qwen3.6 27B
$63.30 /mo
Qwen 3.8 27B
$90.75 /mo

Monthly = daily × 30. Discounted rates applied where a promotion is active.

FAQ

Which is cheaper: Qwen 3.8 27B, Qwen3.6 27B?

Qwen 3.8 27B: $1.65/M output tokens; Qwen3.6 27B: $2.532/M. Use the cost calculator above to estimate your own workload.

Which responds faster?

Qwen 3.8 27B: 1.0s time to first token measured on AIHubMix; see the live performance charts above for how each model behaves across the day.

How large is each context window?

Qwen 3.8 27B accepts 131,072 and Qwen3.6 27B accepts 262,144 input tokens.

Which one generates tokens faster?

Qwen 3.8 27B at 620.8 tok/s and Qwen3.6 27B at 43.3 tok/s, measured as output throughput on AIHubMix — a separate metric from time to first token.

What inputs and capabilities does each model support?

Qwen 3.8 27B accepts text, image and video input; Qwen3.6 27B accepts text, image and video input and supports tool calling, function calling, structured outputs, web search, long context and thinking.

Can I call Qwen 3.8 27B and Qwen3.6 27B with the same API key?

Yes. AIHubMix serves every model on this page behind one OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so switching between them is a one-line change to the model field — no second account, key or SDK.

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