SIDE BY SIDE
Qwen3.8 27B vs Qwen3.8 Flash
Both are Qwen models. Qwen3.8 Flash was added to OpenRouter on 2026-08-26, Qwen3.8 27B on 2026-08-14.
| Field | Qwen3.8 27B | Qwen3.8 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Qwen | Qwen |
| Family | Qwen | Qwen |
| Province | Snow Country | Snow Country |
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Maximum output | 236K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.200 | $0.150 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $2.50 | $0.470 |
| Accepts | text, images, video | text, images, video |
| Produces | text | text |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Added to OpenRouter | 2026-08-14 | 2026-08-26 |
| Model ID | qwen/qwen3.8-27b | qwen/qwen3.8-flash |
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.8 27B or Qwen3.8 Flash?
Qwen3.8 Flash costs less for both input ($0.150 vs $0.200) and output ($0.470 vs $2.50) per million tokens. On input, Qwen3.8 Flash is 25% cheaper.
Which has the larger context window?
Both have a 1M-token context window.
What can one do that the other cannot?
Nothing among reasoning, tool use and image input: both support reasoning, tool use and image input.
Answers are computed from the 2026-10-24 catalog snapshot.