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  3. GPT-4o vs Qwen3.8 27B

Pairwise benchmark snapshot · Aug 16, 2026

GPT-4o 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 1,335), while Qwen3.8 27B leads in SWE-bench software engineering benchmarks (58.8%), while Qwen3.8 27B is more budget-friendly at $0.4/1M 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: Qwen3.8 27B holds the advantage over GPT-4o in overall benchmark performance and human evaluation rankings. Choose Qwen3.8 27B for demanding workloads, or review the breakdown below to compare coding and pricing metrics.
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Verified Head-to-Head Advantage Breakdown

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

GPT-4o (0)Qwen3.8 27B (9)
GPT-4o
0 of 9 Wins
Competitive baseline across remaining benchmarks
Qwen3.8 27B
9 of 9 Wins
✓Preference Elo✓LiveBench✓SWE-bench✓GPQA Diamond✓Time to first token✓Output speed✓Input price✓Output price✓Context window
OpenAI
GPT-4o

Previous OpenAI flagship. Still a common compare baseline on legacy pages.

Elo 1,335$10/1M out
Alibaba
Leads 9 of 9 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

GPT-4 Series Lineage & Sibling Variants

3 models

Currently comparing GPT-4o vs Qwen3.8 27B. Alternative family tiers available.

Active: GPT-4o
GPT-4o mini$0.6GPT-4.5 Orion$150
Top Rival Showdowns for GPT-4o
All Matchups
Compare vs:vs Claude Opus 4.5vs Gemini 3 Provs Grok 4.6vs DeepSeek V4 Provs Qwen 3 Max
Preference LeaderQwen3.8 27B Wins

Qwen3.8 27B

Δ 63 Arena Elo pts

Throughput LeaderQwen3.8 27B Wins

Qwen3.8 27B

152 tok/s

Value per Dollar LeaderQwen3.8 27B Wins

Qwen3.8 27B

$0.4 / 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.

GPT-4o (0)vsQwen3.8 27B (10)
GPT-4o: 0W (0%)Overall: Qwen3.8 27BQwen3.8 27B: 10W (100%)
← GPT-4oQwen3.8 27B →
🏆Qwen3.8 27B(5/5)

Intelligence & Reasoning

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

Benchmark
GPT-4ovsQwen3.8 27B
Preference Elo
1,335vs1,398+63
Coding Elo
—vs1,422
SWE-bench
54.8%vs58.8%+4%
LiveBench
54.2%vs60.6%+6.4%
GPQA Diamond
73.2%vs73.4%+0.2%
GPT-4o: 0WQwen3.8 27B: 5W
🏆Qwen3.8 27B(2/2)

Speed & Latency

Generation throughput and time to first token responsiveness

Benchmark
GPT-4ovsQwen3.8 27B
Output speed
110 tok/svs152 tok/s+42 tok/s
Time to first token
180 msvs140 ms+40 ms
GPT-4o: 0WQwen3.8 27B: 2W
🏆Qwen3.8 27B(3/3)

Pricing & Capacity

Cost per million tokens and max context window length

Benchmark
GPT-4ovsQwen3.8 27B
Output price
$10/1Mvs$0.4/1M+$9.6/1M
Input price
$2.5/1Mvs$0.1/1M+$2.4/1M
Context window
128kvs131k+3k
GPT-4o: 0WQwen3.8 27B: 3W

Side-by-Side Benchmark Matrix

Preference Elo+63
GPT-4o1,335
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B1,398
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Coding Elo
GPT-4o—
Qwen3.8 27B1,422
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
LiveBench+6.4%
GPT-4o54.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B60.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
SWE-bench+4%
GPT-4o54.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B58.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
GPQA Diamond+0.2%
GPT-4o73.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B73.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Time to first token+40 ms
GPT-4o180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B140 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Output speed+42 tok/s
GPT-4o110 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B152 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Input price+$2.4/1M
GPT-4o$2.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Output price+$9.6/1M
GPT-4o$10/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B$0.4/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
Context window+3k
GPT-4o128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
Qwen3.8 27B131k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
BenchmarkGPT-4oQwen3.8 27BAdvantage Delta
Preference Elo
1,335
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
1,398
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+63
Coding Elo—
1,422
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
—
LiveBench
54.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
60.6%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+6.4%
SWE-bench
54.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
58.8%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+4%
GPQA Diamond
73.2%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
73.4%
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+0.2%
Time to first token
180 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
140 ms
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+40 ms
Output speed
110 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
152 tok/s
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+42 tok/s
Input price
$2.5/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.1/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+$2.4/1M
Output price
$10/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
$0.4/1M
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+$9.6/1M
Context window
128k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 1, 2026
131k
seed-bootstrap · Aug 16, 2026
+3k
Interactive Simulator (USD)

Workload Cost & Savings Calculator

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

Save up to 96% with Qwen3.8 27B
Monthly Volume50M tokens/mo
Quick Presets:
Token Ratio (In vs Out)70% In / 30% Out
RAG / Search (10% out)Coding / Chat (50% out)
GPT-4o$237.50 / mo
In: $87.5Out: $150
Qwen3.8 27B$9.50 / mo
In: $3.5Out: $6
Estimated Cost Delta

Qwen3.8 27B is estimated to save $228.00/month ($2,736/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
    Qwen3.8 27B:Pick Qwen3.8 27B when time-to-first-token matters more than peak Elo.
  • 3
    Qwen3.8 27B:Pick Qwen3.8 27B as the default general assistant.

Recommended Workload Routing

Repo / coding agentsQwen3.8 27B

Higher SWE-bench (58.8%).

High-volume chatQwen3.8 27B

Lower output list price ($0.4/1M).

Voice / low-latency UIQwen3.8 27B

Lower TTFT (140 ms).

Long-document RAGQwen3.8 27B

Larger window (131k).

Screenshots / visionGPT-4o

GPT-4o is the side marked multimodal in the catalog.

Target WorkloadRecommended PickEvaluation Rationale
Repo / coding agentsQwen3.8 27BHigher SWE-bench (58.8%).
High-volume chatQwen3.8 27BLower output list price ($0.4/1M).
Voice / low-latency UIQwen3.8 27BLower TTFT (140 ms).
Long-document RAGQwen3.8 27BLarger window (131k).
Screenshots / visionGPT-4oGPT-4o 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.

newsMay 13, 2024

GPT-4o stays as the 2024 compare anchor people still search

Deprecated for buying. Kept because “4o vs sonnet” is still a typed query.

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OpenAI

GPT-4o

Elo 1,335
SWE-bench54.8%
Speed (tok/s)110 tok/s
Input / 1M Tokens$2.5/1M
Output / 1M Tokens$10/1M
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, GPT-4o 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, GPT-4o or Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen3.8 27B leads SWE-bench at 58.8% vs 54.8%. SWE-bench is one harness, not your repo.
Which is cheaper to run in production?
Qwen3.8 27B output tokens are $0.4/1M versus $10/1M. Input prices and retry rates still move the real bill.
Which is faster, GPT-4o or Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen3.8 27B has the lower time-to-first-token (140 ms vs 180 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 128k.
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. GPT-4o 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

  • news · May 13, 2024

    GPT-4o stays as the 2024 compare anchor people still search

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