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Qwen3.8 27B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

Qwen3.8 27B (Qwen) and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Qwen3.8 27B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#16 vs #62); and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is 3.2× cheaper per output token ($1.00/1M vs $3.20/1M).

Which should you choose?

Choose Qwen3.8 27B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #16 against #62 (69.6 vs 42.3 points).
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 52.0 against 18.2.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Qwen3.8 27B was listed 14 August 2026, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 23 July 2025.

Choose Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B if…

  • API cost matters — $1.00/1M output tokens against $3.20/1M, about 3.2× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.30/1M against $0.45/1M.
  • you want provider choice — 5 listed API providers against 3.

Qwen3.8 27B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Qwen3.8 27B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
FieldQwen3.8 27BQwenQwen3 Coder 480B A35BQwen
ModelCap Index position#16#62
Index score69.642.3
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.45$0.30
Output price / 1M tokens$3.20$1.00
Context window262K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens131K66K
API providers listed35
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText
First listed14 August 202623 July 2025
PublisherQwenQwen

Evidence: 1 public benchmark observation across 1 board · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Qwen3.8 27B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B

Public benchmark boards where Qwen3.8 27B or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B has a published result
BoardQwen3.8 27BQwen3 Coder 480B A35BLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14571448–1466Only one result
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis52.0intelligence-index18.2intelligence-indexQwen3.8 27B

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Qwen3.8 27B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B: common questions

Is Qwen3.8 27B better than Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

Qwen3.8 27B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #16 against #62. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Qwen3.8 27B cheaper than Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B is cheaper on output tokens: $1.00/1M against $3.20/1M. Input tokens are $0.45/1M for Qwen3.8 27B and $0.30/1M for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.8 27B or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Qwen3.8 27B or Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Qwen3.8 27B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B open-weight models?

Qwen3.8 27B: Open weights. Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Qwen3.8 27B and Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?

ModelCap currently lists 3 API providers for Qwen3.8 27B and 5 for Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Qwen3.8 27B vs Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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