Qwen 3.8 27B scores 52 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
<p><strong><a href="https://artificialanalysis.ai/models/qwen3-8-27b">Qwen 3.8 27B scores 52 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index</a></strong></p> That's the same score as GPT-5.6 Luna (max), and just one point behind GLM-5.2 (max) and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (max) - that GLM is 753B and that DeepSeek is 1.6B parameters, and Luna is size unknown but presumably a whole lot bigger than 27B.</p> <p>Qwen 3.8 27B is <a href="https://simonwillison.net/2026/Aug/16/qwen-38-27b/">a truly astonishing model</a>. <p><small></small>Via <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334544">Hacker News</a></small></p> <p>Tags: <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai">ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/generative-ai">generative-ai</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/llms">llms</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/qwen">qwen</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/ai-in-china">ai-in-china</a>, <a href="https://simonwillison.net/tags/artificial-analysis">artificial-analysis</a></p>
Qwen 3.8 27B scores 52 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
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17th August 2026 - Link Blog
Qwen 3.8 27B scores 52 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (via) That's the same score as GPT-5.6 Luna (max), and just one point behind GLM-5.2 (max) and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 (max) - that GLM is 753B and that DeepSeek is 1.6B parameters, and Luna is size unknown but presumably a whole lot bigger than 27B.
Qwen 3.8 27B is a truly astonishing model.
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