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User questions Qwen-Next coding performance vs. 3.8 27B

A user on Reddit's r/LocalLLaMA subreddit is questioning the perceived performance of Qwen-Next compared to another model, "3.8 27B," particularly for coding tasks. Despite reading positive reviews about Qwen-Next, the user finds "3.8 27B" to be more capable for complex coding challenges. The user also expressed appreciation for Alibaba's release of Qwen models. AI

IMPACT User feedback on model capabilities provides insight into real-world performance for coding tasks.

RANK_REASON User opinion on model performance, not a primary release or benchmark.

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User questions Qwen-Next coding performance vs. 3.8 27B

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  1. r/LocalLLaMA TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/lots_of_puppies ·

    Qwen-Next seems worse to me then 3.8 27b for coding, but I feel like I must be missing something?

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>Hi! I run both models on MTPLX on my m5 max, and since I have 128GB of ram I run the q8 27b. I think MTPLX only lets me run &quot;optimized for speed&quot; which it says is a dynamic q4 with 8 bit attention. </p> <p>Both of them honestly are very…