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Qwen3.6-27BvsQwen3.8-27B

Both language models, compared at each maker’s own API list prices. Every figure links to its source.

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Every model priced for the same request
Prompt per request
Cache hits

8,000 tokens in, 2,000 out

Qwen3.6-27B on Alibaba Cloud Model StudioQwen3.8-27B on Alibaba Cloud Model Studio
Rate appliedBase rateBase rate
Inputper 1M tokens$0.60 $0.50
Cache readper 1M tokensNo cache price$0.10
Outputper 1M tokens$3.60 $3.00
Cost per request$0.012$0.010
Per 1,000 requests$12.00$10.00

Every model is priced for the same request at its maker’s own list prices (each with its source and date), so bold marks the cheapest. A model that can’t serve the request is named, not ranked; a condition its seller doesn’t price says which rate was used.

Cost per request as prompts grow

2K tokens out, list price on each maker’s API. A line ends at the model’s context window.

0$0.20$0.400250K500K750K1Mprompt tokens per request8KQwen3.8-27B$0.010 at 8KQwen3.6-27B$0.012 at 8K
  • Qwen3.6-27B · Alibaba Cloud Model Studio
  • Qwen3.8-27B · Alibaba Cloud Model Studio

Where each stands among all scored models

Each line runs from the lowest to the highest score on the board; the tick is the median.

Epoch Capabilities Index#72 vs #52 of 118Qwen3.8-27B: 152.7Qwen3.6-27B: 146.7LiveBench · Agentic Coding#55 vs #10 of 57Qwen3.8-27B: 61.4Qwen3.6-27B: 39.3LiveBench · Global Average#55 vs #31 of 57Qwen3.8-27B: 75.3Qwen3.6-27B: 64LiveBench · Coding#49 vs #43 of 57Qwen3.8-27B: 75.7Qwen3.6-27B: 71.8
  • Qwen3.6-27B
  • Qwen3.8-27B

Key differences

Qwen3.6-27BQwen3.8-27B
InputMaker’s official API · international · USD
$0.60 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
$0.50 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
OutputMaker’s official API · international · USD
$3.60 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
$3.00 / 1M tokens Alibaba Cloud Model Studio pricing · as of Nov 2, 2026
OutputMaker’s official API · china · CNY
¥18.00 / 1M tokens 阿里云百炼：模型价格in Chinese · as of Nov 2, 2026
¥12.00 / 1M tokens 阿里云百炼：模型价格in Chinese · as of Nov 2, 2026
Context
262,144 Qwen3.6 27B model · as of Nov 2, 2026
1,000,000 qwen3.8-27b model · as of Nov 1, 2026
Max output
65,536 Qwen3.6 27B model · as of Nov 2, 2026
131,072 qwen3.8-27b model · as of Nov 1, 2026

These differences use verified vendor specifications or each maker’s official API on the same region, currency, meter and billing conditions. Different conditions remain side by side in the full table; they do not establish which model is cheaper. Declared features describe support, not measured quality or a recommendation. Missing evidence does not mean a feature is unsupported.

Full comparison

Qwen3.6-27B Alibaba Qwen Qwen3.8-27B Alibaba Qwen
Overview
ReleasedApr 22, 2026 Aug 17, 2026
Open weightsYes Yes
Specs
Context262.14K 1M
Max output65.54K 131.07K
Input modalitiesText, Image, Video Text, Image, Video
Output modalitiesText Text
ReasoningYes Yes
Reasoning effortsNot stated xhigh, medium, low
Reasoning can be offYes Yes
Max thinking budgetNot stated 262.14K
Tool useYes Yes
Structured outputYes Yes
Built-in toolsWeb search Not stated
Pricing · per 1M tokens
Input price$0.60 $0.50
Output price$3.60 $3.00
Cache read price— $0.10Also priced under other conditions: Explicit cache
Cache write price— $0.625Explicit cache
Blended price (3 input : 1 output)$1.35 $1.125
Cited scores
Epoch Capabilities Index146.7 152.7
LMArena Text— 1,436
LMArena Text · Coding— 1,498
LMArena Vision— 1,270
LMArena Text · Chinese— 1,495
Epoch AI · GPQA Diamond85.9% —
Epoch AI · FrontierMath Tiers 1–335.1% —

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Model details and sources

Cited scores