Qwen3.8-27B vs Qwen3.8 Max
Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Qwen3.8-27B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8 Max is better at 16 benchmarks (Agents' Last Exam, AndroidWorld, CoWorkBench, DeepSWE 1.1, ERQA, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, IFBench, Job Bench, NL2Repo, OSWorld-Verified, QwenSWEBench, RealWorldQA, SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.1, Vision2Web). Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Based on current benchmark, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Qwen3.8-27B
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
Choose Qwen3.8 Max
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 16 of 16 shared benchmarks
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Qwen3.8-27B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8 Max is better at 16 benchmarks (Agents' Last Exam, AndroidWorld, CoWorkBench, DeepSWE 1.1, ERQA, GPQA, Humanity's Last Exam, IFBench, Job Bench, NL2Repo, OSWorld-Verified, QwenSWEBench, RealWorldQA, SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.1, Vision2Web).
Qwen3.8 Max significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Playground indexes and blind preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Qwen3.8 Max has 2372.2B more parameters than Qwen3.8-27B, making it 8538.9% larger.
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Both Qwen3.8-27B and Qwen3.8 Max support multimodal inputs.
They are both capable of processing various types of data, offering versatility in application.
Qwen3.8-27B
Qwen3.8 Max
License
Usage and distribution terms
Qwen3.8-27B is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen3.8 Max uses Qwen3.8-Max License.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Qwen3.8-Max License
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Qwen3.8-27B was released on 2026-08-14, while Qwen3.8 Max was released on 2026-08-02.
Qwen3.8-27B is 0 month newer than Qwen3.8 Max.
Aug 14, 2026
1 weeks ago
1w newerAug 2, 2026
3 weeks ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
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Run your own prompts against Qwen3.8-27B and Qwen3.8 Max side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Qwen3.8-27B vs Qwen3.8 Max.