Model comparison

Qwen3.8 27B vs Wizardlm 13b

Qwen3.8 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 10 shared benchmarks.

Qwen3.8 27B Alibaba (Qwen)

45.3

Rank #64 Confirmed

Wizardlm 13b Microsoft

30.8

Rank #272 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 10 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.8 27B scores higher in 7 categories and Wizardlm 13b in 0 categories; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Qwen3.8 27B leads 65.9 to 30.7.

Side by side

Qwen3.8 27B and Wizardlm 13b specifications
Qwen3.8 27BWizardlm 13b
ProviderAlibaba (Qwen)Microsoft
Noometry Index45.330.8
Released2026-08-14—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window262K—
Max output33K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.99—
Output $ / M tokens$1.49—
Results tracked2810

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Category by category

Coding Qwen3.8 27B leads

Qwen3.8 27B: 50.3 (#42), Wizardlm 13b: 29.6 (#293)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen3.8 27BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Coding14871035
LMArena WebDev1592—
SciCode46.6%—

Reasoning Qwen3.8 27B leads

Qwen3.8 27B: 31.5 (#71), Wizardlm 13b: 18.5 (#265)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen3.8 27BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Hard Prompts14591018
NYT Connections (extended)54.5%—
CritPt5.4%—
DTBench88%—
LMCA41.4%—
Surface Evolver Bench45%—
Epoch Capabilities Index149.38—

Math Qwen3.8 27B leads

Qwen3.8 27B: 35.7 (#139), Wizardlm 13b: 27.8 (#235)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen3.8 27BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Math14531017
ProofBench16%—

Knowledge Not comparable

Qwen3.8 27B: 40.9 (#105), Wizardlm 13b: —

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen3.8 27BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Expert1482—

Multimodal Not comparable

Qwen3.8 27B: 40.5 (#36), Wizardlm 13b: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen3.8 27BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Vision1270—

Multilingual Qwen3.8 27B leads

Qwen3.8 27B: 54.0 (#54), Wizardlm 13b: 27.3 (#272)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen3.8 27BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Non-English14311034
LMArena Chinese15041023
LMArena French1468—
LMArena German1435—
LMArena Japanese1392—
LMArena Korean1389—
LMArena Russian1421—
LMArena Spanish1444—

Instruction Following Qwen3.8 27B leads

Qwen3.8 27B: 75.8 (#54), Wizardlm 13b: 53.7 (#280)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen3.8 27BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Instruction Following14361049

Long Context Qwen3.8 27B leads

Qwen3.8 27B: 44.3 (#66), Wizardlm 13b: 32.0 (#268)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen3.8 27BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Longer Query14481054

Writing & Preference Qwen3.8 27B leads

Qwen3.8 27B: 65.9 (#41), Wizardlm 13b: 30.7 (#282)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkQwen3.8 27BWizardlm 13b
LMArena Text14411077
LMArena Creative Writing13821090
LMArena Multi-Turn14431047
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1671—

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.8 27B better than Wizardlm 13b?

Qwen3.8 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 30.8 on the Noometry Index.

Is Qwen3.8 27B or Wizardlm 13b better for coding?

Qwen3.8 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.3 versus 29.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Qwen3.8 27B and Wizardlm 13b share?

10 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.8 27B has 28 scored results on Noometry and Wizardlm 13b has 10.

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