Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) API Pricing
Alibaba · released 2026-08-14 · merges 4 reasoning-effort tiers
Benchmarks shown for the highest-scoring reasoning tier. Merged tiers: Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh), Qwen3.8 27B (medium), Qwen3.8 27B (low), Qwen3.8 27B (Non-reasoning).
Pricing
0.050¢ / 1K
0.300¢ / 1K
0.113¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.115¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.35¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0280 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | $0.0210 |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $34.50 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.50) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $3.00).
Benchmarks
#38 of 533
#32 of 197
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Agnes 3.0 Flash | 35.5 | $0.075 |
| Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta | 35.2 | $0.15 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision (Reasoning, Max Effort) | 34.8 | $0.66 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 (Reasoning, Max Effort) | 34.3 | $0.66 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.6 Flash (high) | 34.0 | $1.50 |
| GLM-5.2 (max) | 33.7 | $2.15 |
| Muse Spark 1.1 (xhigh) | 33.7 | $2.00 |
| Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) | 33.7 | $1.125 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash (medium) | 33.6 | $3.375 |
| Motif 3 | 33.6 | — |
| GPT-5.3 Codex (xhigh) | 32.5 | $4.813 |
More from Alibaba
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 Max (0902) | 45.4 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 Max | 40.2 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | 39.9 | $3.00 |
| Qwen3.8-Flash-Next | 39.8 | $0.23 |
| Qwen3.7 Max | 29.5 | $3.75 |
| Qwen3.6 Max Preview | 28.4 | $2.925 |
| Qwen3.6 Plus | 27.0 | $1.125 |
| Qwen3.7 Plus | 25.2 | $0.70 |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh)?
Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) is developed by Alibaba, released 2026-08-14.
How much does Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) cost per million tokens?
Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) costs $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $3.00 per 1M output tokens ($1.125 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) rank on benchmarks?
Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) scores 33.7 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #38 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh)?
Yes — Agnes 3.0 Flash scores similar intelligence (35.5) at $0.075/1M blended, versus $1.125/1M for Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh).
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Qwen3.8 27B (xhigh) comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.