GPT-6 Astra vs Qwen3.8 27B
Too close to call on our weighted score (GPT-6 Astra 68, Qwen3.8 27B 66). The right pick depends on what you value most.
OpenAIGPT-6 Astra
68/100- ECI169.1
- Price$10.00 / $50.00
- Context1.05M
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.8 27B
66/100- ECI151.8
- Price$0.40 / $2.55
- Context262K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (GPT-6 Astra 68/100, Qwen3.8 27B 66/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: GPT-6 Astra for raw capability and Qwen3.8 27B on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
- CapabilityGPT-6 AstraCapabilities Index (ECI): GPT-6 Astra 169.1 · Qwen3.8 27B 151.8
- Lowest priceQwen3.8 27BQwen3.8 27B $0.938 · GPT-6 Astra $20.00 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextGPT-6 AstraGPT-6 Astra 1,050,000 · Qwen3.8 27B 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsGPT-6 Astra: Text, Images, PDFs · Qwen3.8 27B: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingQwen3.8 27BPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | GPT-6 Astra | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|---|
| CapabilityCapabilities Index (ECI) | 50% | 100 | 79 |
| Price | 25% | 0 | 49 |
| Inputs & features | 15% | 80 | 70 |
| Context window | 10% | 61 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 68/100 | 66/100 |
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| Specification | GPT-6 AstraOpenAI | Qwen3.8 27BAlibaba (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | 169.1 (best) | 151.8 |
| ECI rank | #1 of 165 (best) | #54 of 165 |
| GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions | 95.8% | — |
| FrontierMath Tiers 1–3Research-level mathematics | 93.7% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics | 100% | — |
| SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions | 75.6% | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $10.00 | $0.40 (best) |
| Output | $50.00 | $2.55 (best) |
| Cached input | $1.00 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $20.00 | $0.938 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Over 272K: $20.00 / $75.00 | Same rate |
| Price source | Official OpenAI API | Median of 49 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 1,050,000 tokens (best) | 262,144 tokens |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens (best) | 32,768 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| PDFs | Yes | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yeslow · medium · high · xhigh · max | Yes |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | gpt-6-astra | — |
| API providers | 37 | 53 (best) |
| Released | Sep 4, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Apr 30, 2026 | — |
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- GPT-6 Astra$200.00
- Qwen3.8 27B$9.10
Which should you choose?
Which is better: GPT-6 Astra or Qwen3.8 27B?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (GPT-6 Astra 68/100, Qwen3.8 27B 66/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: GPT-6 Astra for raw capability and Qwen3.8 27B on price. The score weighs capability 50%, price 25%, inputs & features 15%, context window 10%.
Which is cheaper, GPT-6 Astra or Qwen3.8 27B?
Qwen3.8 27B is cheaper at $0.40 input / $2.55 output per million tokens (median across 49 API providers). GPT-6 Astra costs $10.00 input / $50.00 output per million tokens (official OpenAI API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.938 per million tokens for Qwen3.8 27B versus $20.00 for GPT-6 Astra (21× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
GPT-6 Astra scores higher on the Capabilities Index (ECI): GPT-6 Astra 169.1 (#1 of 165) and Qwen3.8 27B 151.8 (#54 of 165). Their confidence ranges do not overlap (165.9–174.3 vs 149.9–153.6), so the gap is a real one.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for GPT-6 Astra and Qwen3.8 27B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. On overall capability, GPT-6 Astra leads, which tends to carry over to coding, but test on your own codebase. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
GPT-6 Astra has the largest context window at 1,050,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Qwen3.8 27B. Maximum output per response: GPT-6 Astra up to 128,000, Qwen3.8 27B up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
GPT-6 Astra accepts text, images and PDFs; Qwen3.8 27B accepts text, images and video. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Qwen3.8 27B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; GPT-6 Astra is proprietary.
Which is newer?
GPT-6 Astra is the newest, released Sep 4, 2026. Qwen3.8 27B came out Aug 14, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: GPT-6 Astra Apr 30, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
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