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Qwen3.6-FlashvsQwen3.8 27B
Qwen3.8 27B leads 1 of 1 shared benchmark. Qwen3.6-Flash is 1.8x cheaper per token. Qwen3.6-Flash has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Benchmarks from cited public sources; pricing from official pages; status from official provider feeds.
Shared benchmarks
0 – 1
Qwen3.8 27B leads
Cheaper per token
Qwen3.6-Flash
1.8x cheaper, input + output
Larger context
Qwen3.6-Flash
1M tokens
Provider uptime (30d)
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Qwen
Qwen3.6-Flash
Qwen · released 2026-04-16
textvision
Qwen3.8 27B
Qwen · released 2026-08-14
textvision
Quality
Benchmark matrix
1 shared · 3 only Qwen3.6-Flash · 3 only Qwen3.8 27B| Benchmark | Qwen3.6-Flash | Qwen3.8 27B | Δ | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reported by both · 1 | ||||
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% ↗epoch | 89.2% ↗ | -5.9 pt | Qwen3.8 27B |
| Only Qwen3.6-Flash reports · 3 | ||||
| FrontierMath Tiers 1-3 v2 (Epoch AI run) | 17.2% ↗epoch | not reported | — | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 (Epoch AI run) | 84.4% ↗epoch | not reported | — | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 15.9% ↗epoch | not reported | — | — |
| Only Qwen3.8 27B reports · 3 | ||||
| LMArena Elo | not reported | 1439.3 ↗ | — | — |
| SWE-Bench Pro | not reported | 61.7% ↗ | — | — |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | not reported | 73% ↗ | — | — |
Scores tagged "epoch" or "matharena" are independent runs, used only where the lab has not published its own; ⚠ marks rows MathArena flags as released after the competition. Higher is better on every row. Δ is Qwen3.6-Flash minus Qwen3.8 27B in the benchmark's own unit. "Not reported" means the lab has not published that figure; it is not a zero. ↗ opens the source.
Specs & pricing
Side by side
Official pricing pages and model cards| Spec | Qwen3.6-Flash | Qwen3.8 27B | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens | 262K tokens | Qwen3.6-Flash |
| Max output | — | — | — |
| Input price / 1M | $0.165 ↗ | $0.424 ↗ | Qwen3.6-Flash |
| Output price / 1M | $0.99 ↗ | $1.7 ↗ | Qwen3.6-Flash |
| Cached input / 1M | — | — | — |
| Input + output / 1M Lower is cheaper. List prices; batch, tool and regional fees excluded. | $1.16 | $2.12 | Qwen3.6-Flash |
| Modalities | text · vision | text · vision | Tie |
| Released | 2026-04-16 | 2026-08-14 | — |
| Cited benchmark scores | 4 | 4 | — |
Reliability
Qwen status
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