# Qwen3.8 27B vs Yi-Lightning

> Qwen3.8 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/qwen3-8-27b-vs-yi-lightning
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 17

## Summary

- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. Qwen3.8 27B scores higher in 8 categories and Yi-Lightning in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Qwen3.8 27B leads 50.3 to 27.0.
- Qwen3.8 27B has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Qwen3.8 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Alibaba (Qwen) | 01.AI |
| Noometry Index | 45.3 | 36.5 |
| Rank | 64 | 206 |
| Context | 262K | — |
| Input $/M | $0.99 | — |
| Output $/M | $1.49 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Qwen3.8 27B: 50.3 (#42)
- Yi-Lightning: 27.0 (#315)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.8 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1487 | 1313 |
| Aider Polyglot | — | 12.9% |
| LMArena WebDev | 1592 | — |
| SciCode | 46.6% | — |

## Reasoning

- Qwen3.8 27B: 31.5 (#71)
- Yi-Lightning: 24.9 (#137)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.8 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1459 | 1302 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 54.5% | — |
| CritPt | 5.4% | — |
| DTBench | 88% | — |
| LMCA | 41.4% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 45% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 149.38 | — |

## Math

- Qwen3.8 27B: 35.7 (#139)
- Yi-Lightning: 33.5 (#173)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.8 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1453 | 1300 |
| ProofBench | 16% | — |

## Knowledge

- Qwen3.8 27B: 40.9 (#105)
- Yi-Lightning: 34.8 (#182)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.8 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1482 | 1286 |

## Multimodal

- Qwen3.8 27B: 40.5 (#36)
- Yi-Lightning: —

| Benchmark | Qwen3.8 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1270 | — |

## Multilingual

- Qwen3.8 27B: 54.0 (#54)
- Yi-Lightning: 42.4 (#191)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.8 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1431 | 1269 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1504 | 1320 |
| LMArena French | 1468 | 1304 |
| LMArena German | 1435 | 1267 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1392 | 1228 |
| LMArena Korean | 1389 | 1192 |
| LMArena Russian | 1421 | 1255 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1444 | 1315 |

## Instruction Following

- Qwen3.8 27B: 75.8 (#54)
- Yi-Lightning: 67.6 (#191)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.8 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1436 | 1278 |

## Long Context

- Qwen3.8 27B: 44.3 (#66)
- Yi-Lightning: 39.4 (#176)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.8 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1448 | 1297 |

## Writing & Preference

- Qwen3.8 27B: 65.9 (#41)
- Yi-Lightning: 50.4 (#178)

| Benchmark | Qwen3.8 27B | Yi-Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1441 | 1302 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1382 | 1280 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1443 | 1311 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1671 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Qwen3.8 27B better than Yi-Lightning?

Qwen3.8 27B is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 36.5 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Qwen3.8 27B or Yi-Lightning better for coding?

Qwen3.8 27B scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.3 versus 27.0 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Qwen3.8 27B and Yi-Lightning share?

17 benchmarks have published results for both models. Qwen3.8 27B has 28 scored results on Noometry and Yi-Lightning has 18.