MAI-Code-1.1-Flash vs Qwen3.8-27B: Specs & Benchmark Comparison
MAI-Code-1.1-Flash is developed by Microsoft, while Qwen3.8-27B comes from Alibaba. Both were released in August 2026. MAI-Code-1.1-Flash is the larger model at roughly 138 billion parameters, against 28 billion for Qwen3.8-27B.
We have 2 benchmark results for MAI-Code-1.1-Flash and 26 benchmark results for Qwen3.8-27B, but they overlap on a single test: Terminal-Bench 2.1, where Qwen3.8-27B scores 73.0% against 62.9%.
MAI-Code-1.1-Flash is available through an API at $0.20 per million input tokens with a 256K-token context window. We do not track a hosted API for Qwen3.8-27B, so pricing and context cannot be compared directly.
| Characteristic | MAI-Code-1.1-Flash | Qwen3.8-27B |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Microsoft | Alibaba |
| Release Date | August 11, 2026 | August 14, 2026 |
| Parameters | 138B | 28B |
| Multimodal | Yes | Yes |
| Context (input) | 256K | — |
| Input Price / 1M | $0.20 | — |
| Output Price / 1M | $1.20 | — |
| Average Score | 67.8% | 66.3% |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 62.9% | 73.0% |
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Verdict
Both models show equal results — the choice depends on your specific use case.
Both models show comparable average scores: MAI-Code-1.1-Flash — 0.7, Qwen3.8-27B — 0.7.
Both models were released around the same time: 8/11/2026 and 8/14/2026.
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