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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Qwen3.5 27B vs Seed 2.0 Code

Too close to call on our weighted score (Qwen3.5 27B 61, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B 58, Seed 2.0 Code 57). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.5 122B-A10B

    Released Feb 23, 2026

    58/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.40 / $3.20
    • Context262K
  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.5 27B

    Released Feb 23, 2026

    61/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.30 / $2.40
    • Context262K
  3. ByteDance Seed

    Seed 2.0 Code

    Released Feb 14, 2026

    57/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.475 / $2.37
    • Context262K
01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Qwen3.5 27B 61/100, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B 58/100, Seed 2.0 Code 57/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Qwen3.5 27B on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceQwen3.5 27BQwen3.5 27B $0.825 · Seed 2.0 Code $0.95 · Qwen3.5 122B-A10B $1.10 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextAbout the sameQwen3.5 122B-A10B 262,144 · Qwen3.5 27B 262,144 · Seed 2.0 Code 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.5 122B-A10B and Qwen3.5 27BQwen3.5 122B-A10B: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Qwen3.5 27B: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Seed 2.0 Code: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingQwen3.5 122B-A10B and Qwen3.5 27BPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 27BSeed 2.0 Code
Price50%485451
Inputs & features30%909080
Context window20%373737
Overall100%58/10061/10057/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Qwen3.5 27B vs Seed 2.0 Code specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3.5 122B-A10BAlibaba (Qwen)Qwen3.5 27BAlibaba (Qwen)Seed 2.0 CodeByteDance Seed
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$0.40$0.30 (best)$0.475
Output$3.20$2.40$2.37 (best)
Cached input——$0.095
Blended (3:1)$1.10$0.825 (best)$0.95
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateOver 32K: $0.712 / $3.56
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial Volcengine Ark API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens262,144 tokens262,144 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens65,536 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesYesYes
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioYesYesNo
VideoYesYesYes
ReasoningYesYesYesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputYesYesYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenProprietary
API model IDqwen3.5-122b-a10bqwen3.5-27bdoubao-seed-2-0-code-preview-260215
API providers19 (best)1610
ReleasedFeb 23, 2026Feb 23, 2026Feb 14, 2026
Knowledge cutoff———
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Qwen3.5 122B-A10B$10.40
  • Qwen3.5 27B$7.80
  • Seed 2.0 Code$9.50
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3.5 122B-A10B, Qwen3.5 27B or Seed 2.0 Code?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Qwen3.5 27B 61/100, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B 58/100, Seed 2.0 Code 57/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Qwen3.5 27B on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B, Qwen3.5 27B or Seed 2.0 Code?

Qwen3.5 27B is cheaper at $0.30 input / $2.40 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Seed 2.0 Code costs $0.475 input / $2.37 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price); Qwen3.5 122B-A10B costs $0.40 input / $3.20 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.825 per million tokens for Qwen3.5 27B versus $0.95 for Seed 2.0 Code (1.2× as much) and $1.10 for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B (1.3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B has not been scored yet, Qwen3.5 27B has not been scored yet and Seed 2.0 Code has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B, Qwen3.5 27B and Seed 2.0 Code yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B, Qwen3.5 27B and Seed 2.0 Code share the same 262,144-token context window. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.5 122B-A10B up to 65,536, Qwen3.5 27B up to 65,536, Seed 2.0 Code up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B accepts text, images, audio and video; Qwen3.5 27B accepts text, images, audio and video; Seed 2.0 Code accepts text, images and video. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B and Qwen3.5 27B publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Seed 2.0 Code is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the newest, released Feb 23, 2026. Qwen3.5 27B came out Feb 23, 2026; Seed 2.0 Code came out Feb 14, 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 Oct 4, 2026.