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Qwen 3.8-27B shows improved quality but slower performance than Qwen 3.6-27B

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A comparison of Qwen 3.8-27B and Qwen 3.6-27B models on the Omlx platform reveals significant improvements in quality for the newer version. Qwen 3.8-27B shows an 8% increase in quality, reaching 87.7%. However, this comes at the cost of speed, with a 16% decrease in tokens per second and a 5x longer runtime. The output token count also saw a substantial increase from 18K to 78K. AI

IMPACT The newer Qwen 3.8-27B model offers enhanced quality at the expense of speed and runtime, indicating a trade-off in current model development.

RANK_REASON Comparison of two model versions on a specific benchmark. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Qwen 3.8-27B shows improved quality but slower performance than Qwen 3.6-27B

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · /u/DerTomsn ·

    Qwen 3.8 27B Vs. Qwen 3.6 27B on oMLX

    <table> <tr><td> <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/LocalLLaMA/comments/1w6nywh/qwen_38_27b_vs_qwen_36_27b_on_omlx/"> <img alt="Qwen 3.8 27B Vs. Qwen 3.6 27B on oMLX" src="https://preview.redd.it/cg3w5l8h2enh1.png?width=640&amp;crop=smart&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=ea2a145c41a2ed2c631d5e…

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