Qwen3.8 27B cut across 3 hosts, by up to 58% at Ionstream (input)
Published 25 September 2026
Price move, per 1M tokens
- Ionstream · input↓ 58%$0.250 → $0.105
- Ionstream · outputunchanged$2.55 → $2.55
- Ionstream · cache readunchanged$0.10 → $0.10
- Reka · input↓ 2%$0.094 → $0.092
- Reka · outputunchanged$4.40 → $4.40
- Reka · cache readunchanged$0.085 → $0.085
- Wafer · input↓ 2%$0.095 → $0.093
- Wafer · outputunchanged$4.40 → $4.40
- Wafer · cache readunchanged$0.085 → $0.085
| host | rate | was | now | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionstream | input | $0.250 | $0.105 | ↓ 58% |
| Ionstream | output | $2.55 | $2.55 | — |
| Ionstream | cache read | $0.10 | $0.10 | — |
| Reka | input | $0.094 | $0.092 | ↓ 2% |
| Reka | output | $4.40 | $4.40 | — |
| Reka | cache read | $0.085 | $0.085 | — |
| Wafer | input | $0.095 | $0.093 | ↓ 2% |
| Wafer | output | $4.40 | $4.40 | — |
| Wafer | cache read | $0.085 | $0.085 | — |
Ionstream input: ↓ 58%Reka input: ↓ 2%Wafer input: ↓ 2%
If you buy
If you run this model at Wafer, the input side now costs less, so re-check your budget for long prompts and confirm the output rate before you commit to a bigger workload.
The model
Qwen3.8 27Bopen the model →
Open weights27.8B parameters262K context20 hosts
intelligence63rd of 168 writing93rd of 168 coding45th of 168 agents33rd of 55
Qwen3.8 27B is a downloadable model you can run yourself, and its measured strength is maths and reasoning. Agentic recovery and tool use sit near the bottom of the field, so it suits a solver rather than an agent that has to get itself back on track.
Source
Read on openrouter.ai · we published this on 25 September 2026.
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