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Checked Active: 2026-10-15
Alibaba Qwen
Qwen 3.8 27B (local)
Newest Qwen open model for coding, research and long agentic tasks on a 24 to 32 GB machine.
Evaluation Analysis: Vision, tools and thinking. Plan on RAM or VRAM of roughly the download size plus 2 to 4 GB for context.
Context Window256K
Input Price / 1MFree (local)
Output Price / 1MFree (local)
Release Date2026
Run it locally
ollama run qwen3.8- Ollama tag
- qwen3.8:27b
- LM Studio name
- qwen/qwen3.8-27b
- Download size by quantization
- 18 GB Q4 / 30 GB Q8 / 56 GB BF16
- License
- Apache 2.0
Memory needed is roughly the download size plus 2 to 4 GB for context. See how to run AI locally.
Specs and prices checked 2026-10-15 against the official page.