Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B

Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B

qwen · Released Feb 25, 2026 Professional
Intelligence #9 / 579
82.0 Our Score
Speed #147 / 275
84.9 tokens / sec
Input #271 / 579
$0.195 per 1M tokens
Output #367 / 579
$1.56 per 1M tokens
Context #110 / 579
262,144 tokens

Analysis Summary

Qwen3.5-27B is a full-parameter model from Alibaba's Qwen family with an intelligence index of 33.8 and a coding index of 34.9, placing it in the good-to-strong tier. Its agentic index of 63.2 is a standout, suggesting reliable multi-step tool use and task orchestration. Instruction following is strong at 0.756, and it supports text, image, and video inputs alongside tool use and function calling.

For businesses, it is a well-rounded mid-tier option suited to agentic workflows, content generation, document analysis, and structured output tasks. The 262K context window handles long documents comfortably. Its coding capability is competent for routine software tasks, though not at the level of frontier coding models. The combination of strong agentic performance and multimodal support makes it versatile across a range of business use cases.

At $0.195 input and $1.56 output per million tokens, it offers reasonable value for its capability level. A -4 point regional penalty applies. Teams looking for a capable, affordable model for agentic and content workflows will find it a strong fit within its tier.

Assessed June 17, 2026

Editorial notes

Qwen3.5-27B delivers good reasoning, strong agentic performance, vision and video support, and a 262K context window at a competitive price, making it a capable mid-tier option for tool-augmented business workflows.

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Performance Profile

Intelligence5.3Technical6.4Value7.5Content8.2
Intelligence 5.3/10
Technical 6.4/10
Content 8.2/10
Value 7.5/10

How Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B compares

Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B ranks #52 of 380 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #71 of 317 for coding, #52 of 292 for agentic tasks. Its 262K-token context window is larger than 81% of the models we list. At $0.20 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 53% of comparable models.

About Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B

The Qwen3.5 27B native vision-language Dense model incorporates a linear attention mechanism, delivering fast response times while balancing inference speed and performance. Its overall capabilities are comparable to those of..

27B Parameters

Capabilities

Tool Use Function Calling Vision

Performance Indices

Source: Artificial Analysis

33.8 Intelligence Index
34.9 Coding Index
63.2 Agentic Index

Benchmark Scores

Intelligence

GPQA Diamond 85.8% Graduate-level scientific reasoning
HLE 22.2% Humanity's Last Exam
SciCode 39.5% Scientific computing

Technical

TerminalBench Hard 32.6% Agentic terminal tasks
τ²-Bench 93.9% Conversational agent benchmark

Content

IFBench 75.6% Instruction following
LCR 67.3% Long-context reasoning

Benchmark data from Artificial Analysis and Hugging Face

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Model Information

OpenRouter ID qwen/qwen3.5-27b
Providerqwen
Release Date February 25, 2026
Context Length262,144 tokens
Max Completion65,536 tokens
Status Active

Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.20 $0.000195
Output $1.56 $0.001560

Live Performance

Live endpoint metrics, refreshed every 30 minutes.

94.6%
Avg Uptime
529ms
Best Latency (TTFT)
44 tok/s
Best Throughput
6/6
Active Endpoints
Available via: Alibaba, SiliconFlow, DeepInfra, AtlasCloud, Phala, Novita

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Frequently asked questions about Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B

How much does Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B cost?

Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $1.56 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B?

Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K).

Is Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B good for coding?

On our coding benchmark index, Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B ranks #71 of 317 models, placing it in the top quartile of the field for code generation and debugging.

What can Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B do?

Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.

Who created Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B?

Qwen: Qwen3.5-27B is developed by Qwen and was released on February 25, 2026.