Qwen 3.5 27B
Qwen 3.5 27BAlternatives?
CheaperMiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 62%-34%$0.43 / $0.87Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 615 GB+4
BetterGPT-6 Lunamaxwins 57%-76%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenGemma 4 31Bunstatedwins 59%-81%$0.10 / $0.34Context: 262K → 256K+1
CheaperGLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 61%-71%$0.15 / $0.50Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 193 GB+5CheaperMiMo v2.5 ProunstatedOpenwins 61%-34%$0.43 / $0.87Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 614 GB+1MiMo v2.6 ProunstatedOpenwins 62%-34%$0.43 / $0.87Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 615 GB+4GLM 5.3 FlashunstatedOpenwins 61%-71%$0.15 / $0.50Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 193 GB+5MiMo v2.5 ProunstatedOpenwins 61%-34%$0.43 / $0.87Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 614 GB+1Qwen3.7 Plusunstatedwins 60%-32%$0.32 / $1.28MiMo v2 Prounstatedwins 59%-34%$0.43 / $0.87No image inputGPT-6 Lunamaxwins 57%-76%$0.068Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunaxhighwins 57%-45%$0.085GPT-5.6 Terraxhighwins 60%+445%$0.63Prompts with >272K input tokensGPT-6.1 Solmaxwins 64%+385%$0.72Remove unsupported parameters+5
Muse Spark 1.2xhighwins 62%+142%$0.97Only auto tool_choice is supported+1Gemma 4 31BunstatedOpenwins 59%-81%$0.10 / $0.34Context: 262K → 256K+1Gemma 4 26B A4BunstatedOpenwins 56%-68%$0.15 / $0.60Context: 262K → 256KQwen3.8 27BunstatedOpensame+16%$0.42 / $2.55max_tokens range · QwenCloud+4Muse Glimmer 30BunstatedOpensame-39%$0.30 / $1.10Context: 262K → 131K+1Gemma 3 27BunstatedOpensame-88%$0.08 / $0.16Context: 262K → 131KQwen 3.7 Max Previewwins 61%—$2.50 / $7.50Context: not verified+1Qwen3.6 Max Previewunstatedwins 61%—$1.30 / $7.80No image input+1Qwen3.7 Plusunstatedwins 60%—$0.32 / $1.28Qwen3.6 Plusunstatedwins 57%—$0.50 / $3Qwen3.5 397B A17BunstatedOpenwins 57%—$0.60 / $3.60Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 242 GBQwen3 Max (Preview)unstatedwins 55%—$0.87 / $3.48No image inputQwen 3Openwins 55%——Context: not verified+2Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507unstatedOpensame—$0.23 / $2.30Memory (4-bit): 17 GB → 141 GB+2All Alibaba (Qwen) models →Run it yourself
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How much does Qwen 3.5 27B cost?›
$0.30 per 1M input tokens and $2.40 per 1M output tokens; cheapest via lab-qwen at $0.086 / $0.69.
Is Qwen 3.5 27B free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.086 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Qwen 3.5 27B, and what is it best at?›
#102 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #79 of 97 in Coding, #26 of 242 in Agents & Tool Use, #97 of 195 in Writing & Language, #49 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Tool calling, Science, Instructions.
Is Qwen 3.5 27B better than Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B?›
On Arena Text · creative writing, Qwen 3.5 27B scores 1,358 vs 1,362 — about the same.
How can I use Qwen 3.5 27B?›
Through the API of Alibaba, AtlasCloud, DeepInfra, Novita, SiliconFlow.
What is the context window of Qwen 3.5 27B?›
262K tokens, with up to 66K output tokens.
When was Qwen 3.5 27B released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-02-23. It has been superseded by Qwen3.6 27B.
Is Qwen 3.5 27B open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Qwen 3.5 27B locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Qwen 3.5 27B read images?›
It accepts text and images, video as input.
What is Qwen 3.5 27B?›
Qwen 3.5 27B is an open-weights language model from Alibaba (Qwen), released Feb 2026, the successor to Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning).
What are the best alternatives to Qwen 3.5 27B?›
MiMo v2.6 Pro (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), Gemma 4 31B (open weights).