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o3-pro vs Qwen3.8-27B

Comparing o3-pro and Qwen3.8-27B across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

OpenAI · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

o3-pro and Qwen3.8-27B trade strengths across price, capabilities, and technical limits. The better choice depends on the workload.

Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose o3-pro

  • you want predictable pricing at $20.00/M input and $80.00/M output

Choose Qwen3.8-27B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

o3-pro
OpenAI
Qwen3.8-27B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$20.00 / M
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Output price
$80.00 / M
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Context window
200,000
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Released
Jun 2025
Aug 2026
License
Proprietary
Apache 2.0

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

o3-pro and Qwen3.8-27Bdon't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Playground indexes and blind preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only o3-pro specifies input context (200,000 tokens). Only o3-pro specifies output context (100,000 tokens).

OpenAI
o3-pro
Input200,000 tokens
Output100,000 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8-27B
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Tue Aug 25 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Both o3-pro and Qwen3.8-27B support multimodal inputs.

They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.

o3-pro

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.8-27B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

o3-pro is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3.8-27B uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

o3-pro

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3.8-27B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

o3-pro was released on 2025-06-10, while Qwen3.8-27B was released on 2026-08-14.

Qwen3.8-27B is 14 months newer than o3-pro.

o3-pro

Jun 10, 2025

1.2 years ago

Qwen3.8-27B

Aug 14, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.2yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

o3-pro has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-05-31, while Qwen3.8-27B's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm o3-pro's training data extends to 2024-05-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Qwen3.8-27B's cutoff date.

o3-pro

May 2024

Qwen3.8-27B

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Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against o3-pro and Qwen3.8-27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

o3-pro
✓ Preferred
Qwen3.8-27B
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FAQ

Common questions about o3-pro vs Qwen3.8-27B.

Which is better, o3-pro or Qwen3.8-27B?

o3-pro (OpenAI) and Qwen3.8-27B (Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does o3-pro compare to Qwen3.8-27B in benchmarks?

Qwen3.8-27B scores MathVision: 94.6%, OmniDocBench 1.5: 91.1%, LiveCodeBench v6: 90.3%, CharXiv-R: 90.2%, GPQA: 89.2%.

What are the context window sizes for o3-pro and Qwen3.8-27B?

o3-pro supports 200K tokens and Qwen3.8-27B supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between o3-pro and Qwen3.8-27B?

Key differences include licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes o3-pro and Qwen3.8-27B?

o3-pro is developed by OpenAI and Qwen3.8-27B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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