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Qwen
2 posts tagged Qwen.
AI Models3 min read
Qwen3.8 27B Adds in Words: 97% on Short Numbers, 6% on Long Ones
Simon Willison reran a GPT-4o arithmetic experiment on a local Qwen3.8 27B. Without reasoning, accuracy collapses as numbers get longer, and turning reasoning on nearly fixes it.
- llm
- qwen
- local-models
- evals
- reasoning
Open-Weight Models4 min read
Qwen 3.8 27B Is Strong — Until Its Default Reasoning Mode Burns Your Budget
Alibaba's new 27B open-weight model looks like a genuine step up on paper, but its out-of-the-box 'xhigh' reasoning default can turn trivial tasks into token-burning marathons.
- qwen
- open-weight-llm
- vibecoding
- agentic-dev
- local-inference