Alibaba

Qwen3.8 27B

AI model by Alibaba. Real-time pricing and benchmark data.

Pricing (per 1M tokens)

Input$0.45
Output$3.20
Blended (3:1)$1.14

Source: Artificial Analysis

Performance

Output Speed
Time to First Token

Median values from Artificial Analysis

Editorial Analysis

Profile. Qwen3.8 27B is a budget-tier option from Alibaba at $3.20/M output tokens. Despite the low price, it scores competitively on Coding Index (68.1) and Intelligence Index (52.0) — making it a candidate for high-volume production workloads where unit cost dominates.

Cost model. For a workload of 1M input tokens + 100K output tokens, Qwen3.8 27B costs $0.77 per million input-equivalent requests. Multiply by your monthly request volume to project the bill, and compare against the speed/correctness profile above to decide if the trade-off is worth it for your workload.

Editorial summary generated from public pricing and benchmark data (Artificial Analysis API). All numbers are sourced — see the Artificial Analysis methodology for benchmark definitions. Last refreshed 2026-08-24.

Compare with similar models

ModelInputOutputSpeed
Qwen3.8 27BCurrent
$0.45$3.20
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$1.00$3.2046 tok/s
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$0.80$3.20
GLM-5 (Non-reasoning)
$1.00$3.2040 tok/s
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Non-reasoning)
$0.50$3.00195 tok/s
Gemini 3 Flash Preview (Reasoning)
$0.50$3.00189 tok/s

Example Costs

Single Request
$0.0021
1.0K in / 500 out
1K Requests/day
$2.05
1.0M in / 500.0K out
10K Requests/day
$20.50
10.0M in / 5.0M out