Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B
Analysis Summary
Qwen3.8 27B is a capable multimodal model with measured reasoning, coding, and agentic performance. It supports text, image, and video inputs, tool use, function calling, and a 1M token context window, giving it broad coverage across documents, media, code, and structured tasks.
That profile fits agency research agents, software assistance, visual content audits, technical SEO, and long-document analysis. It can also support workflows where a single model must interpret mixed media before producing a structured action plan. Listed input pricing of $0.42 per million tokens is attractive, although the $3 output price requires sensible routing for verbose tasks. Adopt it as a versatile production model when multimodality and context capacity matter.
Assessed September 7, 2026
Editorial notes
Qwen3.8 27B combines strong reasoning and coding with vision, video input, tool calling, and a 1M context window. Its moderate input price makes it a flexible choice for multimodal client workflows.
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DFO Verdict
Qwen3.8 27B combines strong reasoning and coding with vision, video input, tool calling, and a 1M context window. Its moderate input price makes it a flexible choice for multimodal client workflows.
How Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B compares
Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B ranks #53 of 437 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #41 of 209 for coding, #27 of 191 for agentic tasks. Its 1M-token context window is larger than 83% of the models we list. At $0.21 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 52% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on business fit. The pulled-in intelligence corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
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| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.21 | $0.000214 |
| Output | $2.55 | $0.002550 |
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Frequently asked questions about Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B
How much does Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B cost?
Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B costs $0.21 per million input tokens and $2.55 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B has a context window of 1,000,000 tokens (1M).
Is Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B ranks #41 of 209 models, placing it in the top quartile of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B do?
Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B is developed by Qwen and was released on August 14, 2026.