Qwen3.8 27B: LiveBench scores and how to run it with BrainOutput
Qwen3.8 27B is a model from Alibaba. In the LiveBench release of 2026-06-25 (fetched 2026-10-03) it ranks #38 of 66, with a global score of 75.27.
What is Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen3.8 27B is listed on LiveBench, a public, continuously refreshed benchmark that scores models on seven categories: reasoning, coding, agentic coding, mathematics, data analysis, language and instruction following. Its strongest category in this snapshot: agentic coding (#13 of 66).
Its weights are published: it can run on hardware you control, with no per-token meter and no vendor who can change the model underneath you.
The model at a glance
| Vendor | Alibaba |
|---|---|
| Weights | Open-weight (weights published) |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 |
| Release date (per LiveBench) | — |
| LiveBench identifier | qwen3.8-27b |
LiveBench scores, dated
Score and rank out of 66 models, per category, in the LiveBench release of 2026-06-25 fetched 2026-10-03.
LiveBench, release 2026-06-25 · livebench.ai · 66 models · fetched 2026-10-03
Overall rank in this LiveBench snapshot.
Global score: the mean of the seven categories.
Gap to #1, Claude Fable 5.1 Max Effort (83.41).
| Category | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Reasoning | 80.03 | #51 / 66 |
| Coding | 75.69 | #47 / 66 |
| Agentic coding | 61.36 | #13 / 66 |
| Mathematics | 86.21 | #50 / 66 |
| Data analysis | 76.59 | #31 / 66 |
| Language | 74.35 | #52 / 66 |
| Instruction following | 72.66 | #18 / 66 |
| Global (mean of the 7 categories) | 75.27 | #38 / 66 |
Method note: the global score is the mean of the seven category averages, computed by us from LiveBench's published file; it may differ by a few decimals from the site's own display. Equal scores keep LiveBench's file order. Benchmarks measure benchmark tasks — during an AI diagnostic we re-run the comparison on your own workloads.
Running Qwen3.8 27B with BrainOutput
BrainOutput routes each task to a model by confidentiality: sensitive work stays on a local or private model, and everything else goes to a cloud model only when your policy allows it.
Locally, on your hardware
Available
The weights run on a machine on your premises. The right hardware depends on model size and concurrent users: we size it during the AI diagnostic.
In a private cloud
Available
The same model, served from dedicated private inference, under the same routing policy as on-premises.
With your own key (BYOK)
Available
If a hosted service you already pay for offers this model, plug in your key: BrainOutput sends it only non-sensitive work, and only when your policy allows it.
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen3.8 27B an open-weight model?
Yes: its weights are published. You can run it on your own hardware or in a private cloud; licence terms vary by model and we check them before any deployment.
Can we use Qwen3.8 27B with BrainOutput?
Yes: locally on your hardware, in a private cloud, or through your own API key (BYOK). Hardware sizing is done during the AI diagnostic, for your workload — we do not publish figures we have not measured.
Where do these scores come from?
From LiveBench (livebench.ai), release 2026-06-25, file fetched 2026-10-03. The global score is the mean of the seven categories, computed by us. The ranking changes monthly; we re-verify at diagnostic time.
Find out whether Qwen3.8 27B fits your work
An AI diagnostic maps your processes, classes what is sensitive, and benchmarks current models against your real tasks — dated numbers, yours this time.
Sources
- LiveBench — leaderboard, release 2026-06-25 — accessed 2026-10-03
- Qwen3.8 27B — vendor and licence — accessed 2026-10-04