R1 0528 vs Qwen3.8 27B.
model vs model · prices as of
Qwen3.8 27B takes 4 of 5 rounds against R1 0528. It is also the cheaper of the two to run, at $0.49 per million tokens against $1.20.
DeepSeekR1 0528
$1.20/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at Lambda · $0.156 per 1,000 pages
164k context · tool calling · open weights
Alibaba Cloudwins 4 roundsQwen3.8 27B
$0.49/M tokens
cheapest we can explain, at NanoGPT · $0.0924 per 1,000 pages
1M context · tool calling · reads images · open weights
List price in (lower wins)
$0.55/M
$0.42/M
List price out (lower wins)
$2.19/M
$2.55/M
Cheapest we can explain (lower wins)
$1.20/M at Lambda
$0.49/M at NanoGPT
Standard price (lower wins)
$3.84/M
$3.82/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
$0.156
$0.0924
Context
164k tokens
1M tokens
Open weights
yes
yes
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
no
yes
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
28 May 2025
14 Aug 2026
Providers selling it
37
51
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not stated
not stated
Providers selling both · 13
NanoGPT$2.90 / $0.49
Cortecs$4.69 / $0.73
DeepInfra$3.65 / $2.33
Nous Portal$3.65 / $2.33
OpenRouter$3.65 / $3.19
io.net Intelligence$3.98 / $3.65
FastRouter$3.68 / $4.20
Kilo Gateway$4.60 / $3.83
R1 0528 then Qwen3.8 27B, per million tokens · showing the 8 cheapest of 13
Go further
Add a third or fourth model, or switch the weighting, in the tool.
What moved in the last seven days
- Qwen3.8 27BCortecs$0.35 / $2.54 $0.10 / $0.4180% cheaper ·
- Qwen3.8 27BDeepInfra$0.40 / $3 $0.20 / $2.5026% cheaper ·
- Qwen3.8 27B
Eden AI$0.46 / $3.14 $0.46 / $3.120.7% cheaper · - Qwen3.8 27Bio.net Intelligence$0.31 / $2.63 $0.31 / $2.733% dearer ·
- Qwen3.8 27B
Ionstream$0.35 / $2.55 $0.28 / $2.556% cheaper · - Qwen3.8 27B
Mancer$0.28 / $2.75 $2.25 / $2.50159% dearer · - Qwen3.8 27BAlibaba CloudAlibaba Cloud's list price, in and out per million tokens$0.42 / $3 $0.42 / $2.5510% cheaper ·
- Qwen3.8 27BNous Portal$0.12 / $1.60 $0.15 / $1.8819% dearer ·
- Qwen3.8 27BOpenRouter$0.42 / $3 $0.21 / $2.5525% cheaper ·
- Qwen3.8 27B
Phala (RedPill)$0.30 / $3 $0.24 / $2.5017% cheaper · - Qwen3.8 27B
TrustedRouter$0.01 / $0.01 $0.05 / $0.341100% dearer · - R1 0528Nous Portal$0.40 / $1.72 $0.50 / $2.1525% dearer ·
- Qwen3.8 27B
Ofox$0.45 / $3.20 $0.50 / $1.7129% cheaper ·
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, R1 0528 or Qwen3.8 27B?
- Qwen3.8 27B, at $0.49 per million tokens against $1.20 for R1 0528, three parts input to one part output, read on 16 Sept 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- R1 0528: $1.20 at Lambda. Qwen3.8 27B: $0.49 at NanoGPT.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 13 providers sell both: NanoGPT, Cortecs, DeepInfra, Nous Portal, OpenRouter, io.net Intelligence, and more. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.
- Which holds more context?
- Qwen3.8 27B, at 1M tokens against 164k.
Prices exclude tax and are per million tokens, read 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own catalog. The standard price blends three parts input to one part output; a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.