Model comparison
Qwen Turbo vs Qwen3 8B
Qwen3 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 3.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 8B's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen Turbo scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3 8B in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Qwen3 8B leads 34.9 to 15.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 6.1% for Qwen Turbo and 56.1% for Qwen3 8B.
- Qwen Turbo is cheaper at $0.05 / $0.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.18 / $0.70 for Qwen3 8B.
- Qwen Turbo accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
- Qwen3 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Qwen Turbo | Qwen3 8B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 27.1 | 33.7 |
| Released | 2024-11-01 | 2025-04 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 131K |
| Max output | 16K | 8K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.05 | $0.18 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.20 | $0.70 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 11 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Qwen Turbo: —, Qwen3 8B: 34.0 (#248)
| Benchmark | Qwen Turbo | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 22.6% |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Qwen Turbo: —, Qwen3 8B: 30.2 (#78)
| Benchmark | Qwen Turbo | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 42.6% |
Reasoning Not comparable
Qwen Turbo: —, Qwen3 8B: 16.6 (#303)
| Benchmark | Qwen Turbo | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 59.7% |
| LMCA | — | 8.8% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 136.17 |
Math Qwen3 8B leads
Qwen Turbo: 15.3 (#297), Qwen3 8B: 34.9 (#191)
| Benchmark | Qwen Turbo | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 6.1% | 56.1% |
| MATH Level 5 | 56.2% | — |
Knowledge Qwen3 8B leads
Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#272), Qwen3 8B: 36.1 (#173)
| Benchmark | Qwen Turbo | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 41.8% | 56.8% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 4.8% |
Long Context Not comparable
Qwen Turbo: —, Qwen3 8B: 37.9 (#210)
| Benchmark | Qwen Turbo | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 62.1% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Qwen Turbo better than Qwen3 8B?
Qwen3 8B is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.7 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Turbo costs 3.5× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3 8B's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Qwen Turbo or Qwen3 8B?
Qwen Turbo is cheaper. It lists at $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.20 per million output tokens; Qwen3 8B lists at $0.18 and $0.70.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Turbo does, with 1M tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Qwen Turbo and Qwen3 8B share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen Turbo has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 8B has 11.