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  3. Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Qwen3.8 27B

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Qwen3.8 27B benchmark

In this head-to-head showdown, Qwen3.8 27B delivers higher overall intelligence and human-preferred responses (Elo 1,398 vs 1,360), while Qwen3.8 27B leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (58.8%), while Doubao Lite 1.5 is more budget-friendly at $0.1/1M per 1M output tokens. Review the complete breakdown below to determine which model best fits your performance and budget requirements.

Executive Comparison Verdict

Bottom Line: Choose Qwen3.8 27B if your priority is peak reasoning, complex code generation, and top preference Elo. Choose Doubao Lite 1.5 if you are optimizing for low latency, high throughput, and cost-efficient API deployment.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

10 direct benchmark disciplines evaluated across capability, speed, and cost

Doubao Lite 1.5 (4)Qwen3.8 27B (6)
Doubao Lite 1.5
4 of 10 Wins
✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Input price✓Output price
Qwen3.8 27B
6 of 10 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓Coding Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Context window
ByteDance
Leads 4 of 10 metrics
Doubao Lite 1.5

ByteDance high-speed lightweight model priced at sub-cent levels.

Lite 1.5Elo 1,360$0.1/1M out
Alibaba
Leads 6 of 10 metrics
Qwen3.8 27B

Alibaba open-weight 27B drop dated Aug 14 2026. Dense enough to self-host; not a frontier MoE.

27B DenseElo 1,398$0.4/1M out

Doubao Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing Doubao Lite 1.5 vs Qwen3.8 27B. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: Doubao Lite 1.5
Doubao Pro 1.5$0.28Seed 2.1 Turbo$1.1
Top Rival Showdowns for Doubao Lite 1.5
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs GPT-5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Preference LeaderQwen3.8 27B Wins

Qwen3.8 27B

Δ 38 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderDoubao Lite 1.5 Wins

Doubao Lite 1.5

180 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderDoubao Lite 1.5 Wins

Doubao Lite 1.5

$0.1 / 1M output

Capability Percentiles

Relative percentile scores computed across all active models in the benchmark catalog.

Multi-Dimensional Capability Radar

Leaders Matchup Capability Radar

Comparing top Western standard models with China's leading frontier rival across 6 skill dimensions. Tap any spoke or dot to inspect.

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Percentile 0–100
Head-to-Head Comparison

Overall Matchup Breakdown

Category wins across reasoning intelligence, generation speed, and token cost.

Doubao Lite 1.5 (4)vsQwen3.8 27B (6)
Doubao Lite 1.5: 4W (40%)Overall: Qwen3.8 27BQwen3.8 27B: 6W (60%)
← Doubao Lite 1.5Qwen3.8 27B →
🏆Qwen3.8 27B(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

Preference Elo, Coding proficiency, SWE-bench & LiveBench accuracy

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsQwen3.8 27B
Preference Elo
1,360vs1,398+38
Coding Elo
1,320vs1,422+102
SWE-bench
46%vs58.8%+12.8%
LiveBench
54%vs60.6%+6.6%
GPQA Diamond
64.2%vs73.4%+9.2%
Doubao Lite 1.5: 0WQwen3.8 27B: 5W
🏆Doubao Lite 1.5(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsQwen3.8 27B
Output speed
180 tok/svs152 tok/s+28 tok/s
Time to first token
110 msvs140 ms+30 ms
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WQwen3.8 27B: 0W
🏆Doubao Lite 1.5(2/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
Doubao Lite 1.5vsQwen3.8 27B
Output price
$0.1/1Mvs$0.4/1M+$0.3/1M
Input price
$0.04/1Mvs$0.1/1M+$0.06/1M
Context window
33kvs131k+98k
Doubao Lite 1.5: 2WQwen3.8 27B: 1W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+38
Doubao Lite 1.51,360
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B1,398
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Coding Elo+102
Doubao Lite 1.51,320
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B1,422
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
LiveBench+6.6%
Doubao Lite 1.554%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B60.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
SWE-bench+12.8%
Doubao Lite 1.546%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B58.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
GPQA Diamond+9.2%
Doubao Lite 1.564.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B73.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Time to first token+30 ms
Doubao Lite 1.5110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B140 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Output speed+28 tok/s
Doubao Lite 1.5180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B152 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Input price+$0.06/1M
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Output price+$0.3/1M
Doubao Lite 1.5$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B$0.4/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Context window+98k
Doubao Lite 1.533k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B131k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
BenchmarkDoubao Lite 1.5Qwen3.8 27BAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,360
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,398
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+38
Coding Elo
1,320
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,422
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+102
LiveBench
54%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
60.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+6.6%
SWE-bench
46%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
58.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+12.8%
GPQA Diamond
64.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
73.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+9.2%
Time to first token
110 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
140 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+30 ms
Output speed
180 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
152 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+28 tok/s
Input price
$0.04/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+$0.06/1M
Output price
$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.4/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+$0.3/1M
Context window
33k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
131k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+98k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

Simulate monthly production API costs in USD (US Dollar).

Save up to 69% with Doubao Lite 1.5
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
Doubao Lite 1.5$2.90 / mo
In: $1.4Out: $1.5
Qwen3.8 27B$9.50 / mo
In: $3.5Out: $6
Estimated Cost Delta

Doubao Lite 1.5 is estimated to save $6.60/month ($79/year).

Based on 50M tokens (30% gen)

Key Selection Recommendations

  • 1
    Qwen3.8 27B:Pick Qwen3.8 27B when repo-level coding accuracy is the constraint.
  • 2
    Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when you are optimizing output cost.
  • 3
    Doubao Lite 1.5:Pick Doubao Lite 1.5 when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen3.8 27B

Higher SWE-bench (58.8%).

High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIDoubao Lite 1.5

Lower TTFT (110 ms).

Long-document RAGQwen3.8 27B

Larger window (131k).

Screenshots / visionQwen3.8 27B

Qwen3.8 27B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsQwen3.8 27BHigher SWE-bench (58.8%).
High-volume chatDoubao Lite 1.5Lower output list price ($0.1/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIDoubao Lite 1.5Lower TTFT (110 ms).
Long-document RAGQwen3.8 27BLarger window (131k).
Screenshots / visionQwen3.8 27BQwen3.8 27B is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Related Editorial Dispatches & Benchmark Notes

View all news
launchAug 14, 2026

Qwen3.8 27B (Aug 14): dense enough to self-host, not a frontier MoE

Alibaba open-weight 27B drop. Local/open-weight lists should see it. It will not win frontier-agents.

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LIVE BENCHMARK
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ByteDance

Doubao Lite 1.5

Elo 1,360
SWE-bench46%
Speed (tok/s)180 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.04/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.1/1M
Alibaba

Qwen3.8 27B

Elo 1,398
SWE-bench58.8%
Speed (tok/s)152 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$0.1/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$0.4/1M

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is better overall, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen3.8 27B has the higher preference Elo in our latest snapshot (1,398). “Better” still depends on coding, price, and latency — see the table.
Which is better at coding, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen3.8 27B leads SWE-bench at 58.8% vs 46%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Doubao Lite 1.5 output tokens are $0.1/1M versus $0.4/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, Doubao Lite 1.5 or Qwen3.8 27B?
Doubao Lite 1.5 has the lower time-to-first-token (110 ms vs 140 ms). Tokens/sec is a separate column if you care about long completions.
Which has the larger context window?
Qwen3.8 27B accepts 131k tokens versus 33k.
Can I self-host either model?
Qwen3.8 27B is marked open-weights in our catalog. The other side is a closed API. Check the provider license before you ship weights.
Are these scores from CompareLLM’s own evals?
No. V1 aggregates public leaderboards (and optional first-party latency pings). Each cell names its source and date. Read /methodology.
What does preference Elo mean on this page?
Preference Elo is a crowd vote from LMArena / Arena. People see two hidden answers and pick the one they like more. The model that wins more often gets a higher Elo. That means people preferred it — not that it passed a school test. It is not SWE-bench, not accuracy, and not a number we invent. Doubao Lite 1.5 and Qwen3.8 27B Elo cells are dated snapshots from the named source — we do not compute Arena ourselves.

Related news

  • launch · Aug 14, 2026

    Qwen3.8 27B (Aug 14): dense enough to self-host, not a frontier MoE

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