Qwen 3.8 27B open-weights model released, scores 52 on AI Index

Alibaba's Qwen 3.8 27B, an Apache 2 licensed 27B parameter vision-capable LLM, outperforms Qwen3.7-Plus and scores 52 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, matching GPT-5.6 Luna. It defaults to xhigh reasoning effort, causing overthinking, and runs locally on consumer hardware.