# Qwen3.7 Flash vs Qwen3 8B

> Qwen3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-7-flash-vs-qwen3-8b
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 4

## Summary

- They share 4 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.7 Flash scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen3 8B in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.7 Flash leads 48.9 to 36.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025: 86.7% for Qwen3.7 Flash and 56.1% for Qwen3 8B.
- Qwen3.7 Flash is cheaper at $0.03 / $0.13 per million input/output tokens, against $0.18 / $0.70 for Qwen3 8B.
- Qwen3.7 Flash accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 131K.
- Qwen3 8B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Qwen3.7 Flash | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 39.9 | 33.7 |
| Rank | 156 | 238 |
| Context | 1M | 131K |
| Input $/M | $0.03 | $0.18 |
| Output $/M | $0.13 | $0.70 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |

## Coding

- Qwen3.7 Flash: —
- Qwen3 8B: 34.0 (#248)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Flash | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| SciCode | — | 22.6% |

## Agentic & Tool Use

- Qwen3.7 Flash: —
- Qwen3 8B: 30.2 (#78)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Flash | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | — | 42.6% |

## Reasoning

- Qwen3.7 Flash: 28.2 (#108)
- Qwen3 8B: 16.6 (#303)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Flash | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Chess Puzzles | 23% | 5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 144.64 | 136.17 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 43.8% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 15% | — |
| DTBench | — | 59.7% |
| LMCA | — | 8.8% |

## Math

- Qwen3.7 Flash: 38.3 (#140)
- Qwen3 8B: 34.9 (#191)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Flash | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 86.7% | 56.1% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 19.3% | — |

## Knowledge

- Qwen3.7 Flash: 48.9 (#75)
- Qwen3 8B: 36.1 (#173)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Flash | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 82.3% | 56.8% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 4.8% |

## Long Context

- Qwen3.7 Flash: —
- Qwen3 8B: 37.9 (#210)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Flash | Qwen3 8B |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 62.1% |

## FAQ

### Is Qwen3.7 Flash better than Qwen3 8B?

Qwen3.7 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 39.9 to 33.7 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Qwen3.7 Flash or Qwen3 8B?

Qwen3.7 Flash is cheaper. It lists at $0.03 per million input tokens and $0.13 per million output tokens; Qwen3 8B lists at $0.18 and $0.70.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.7 Flash does, with 1M tokens against 131K.

### How many benchmarks do Qwen3.7 Flash and Qwen3 8B share?

4 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.7 Flash has 7 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 8B has 11.