Compare / Qwen3.5-27B vs Command R+ (08-2024)
Qwen3.5-27B vs Command R+ (08-2024)
Which is cheaper, which is more capable, and which does better at each kind of work, from 11 results on 3 sources that measured both models.
Of the 11 results both models have, the better value on each. Results whose reported ranges overlap are too close to call.
Results as of 9 October 2026 (catalogue release 2026-10-09-dd620e778ac5).
Qwen3.5-27B or Command R+ (08-2024)? The short answer
They score about the same, so pick Qwen3.5-27B: it costs 5.9 times less per token.
- Qwen3.5-27B is cheaper: $0.74 against $4.38 per million tokens, 5.9 times less.
- Qwen3.5-27B is newer: released 24 Feb 2026, against 30 Aug 2024 for Command R+ (08-2024).
- On third-party benchmarks, on the results both models have: Qwen3.5-27B does better for writing; Command R+ (08-2024) for sticking to the facts.
Head to head
Every fact side by side
| Qwen3.5-27B | Command R+ (08-2024) | |
|---|---|---|
| Price per million tokens | $0.27 in · $2.16 out | $2.50 in · $10.00 out |
| Blended (3 in : 1 out) | $0.74 | $4.38 |
| Cheapest host, blended | $0.54 (Alibaba) | – |
| Intelligence Index | 22.9 | – |
| Spring Prompt overall | – | – |
| Output speed, tokens a second | – | – |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 128,000 tokens |
| Released | 24 Feb 2026 (newer) | 30 Aug 2024 |
| Weights | Open | Closed |
| Developer based in | China | Canada |
Prices are the developer's list price where we have read it, otherwise the typical host on OpenRouter; see every model's price. Intelligence and speed from Artificial Analysis.
Which is better for what
Each model's rank among the models on sale today, for each kind of work, from our own benchmarks and licensed sources. Further right is better; the better rank is in green.
Every shared result
Each model's best result on every measure both have, grouped by benchmark, with the setting that produced it. Under each measure, every model that benchmark has measured is a grey tick, best to the right, so you can see where the two sit in the field. The headline measures of each benchmark come first; the rest are under "Show all". Green marks the better value; where a source reports ranges that overlap, neither is marked.
| Measure | Qwen3.5-27B | Command R+ (08-2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 3 results | ||
| Overall · TextArena rating, higher is better 129 · 277 of 387 measured | 1,409 | 1,276 |
| Business, management and finance · TextArena rating, higher is better 128 · 272 of 380 measured | 1,408 | 1,271 |
| Creative writing · TextArena rating, higher is better 145 · 256 of 385 measured | 1,358 | 1,263 |
| UGI Leaderboard reported by UGI Leaderboard · 3 results | ||
| Writing score · UGIscore out of 100, higher is better 99 · 141 of 230 measured | 42.4think-prefill reasoning | 32.3 |
| Requested-length error · UGI% off the requested word count, lower is better 49 · 158 of 230 measured | 11.0%think-prefill reasoning | 28.0% |
| Style adherence · UGIscore from 0 to 1, higher is better 147 · 130 of 230 measured | 0.33no reasoning | 0.34 |
| Vectara Hallucination Leaderboard reported by Vectara Hallucination Leaderboard · 2 results | ||
| Hallucination rate · Vectara% of summaries, lower is better 80 · 30 of 104 measured | 12.1% | 6.9% |
| Answer rate · Vectara% of documents, higher is better 31 · 87 of 104 measured | 99.8% | 95.0% |
Show all 11 results (3 more)
| Measure | Qwen3.5-27B | Command R+ (08-2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Arena (formerly LMArena) reported by Arena (formerly LMArena) · 3 results | ||
| Expert prompts · TextArena rating, higher is better 112 · 276 of 338 measured | 1,441 | 1,250 |
| Instruction following · TextArena rating, higher is better 122 · 280 of 387 measured | 1,401 | 1,254 |
| Writing, literature and language · TextArena rating, higher is better 135 · 259 of 386 measured | 1,380 | 1,277 |
Quick answers
Is Qwen3.5-27B better than Command R+ (08-2024)?
They score about the same, so pick Qwen3.5-27B: it costs 5.9 times less per token.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.5-27B or Command R+ (08-2024)?
Qwen3.5-27B is cheaper: $0.74 against $4.38 per million tokens, 5.9 times less.
Which is better for writing, Qwen3.5-27B or Command R+ (08-2024)?
Qwen3.5-27B ranks 98 of 188 models on sale for what people prefer in blind comparisons, and judged writing quality, against 162 for Command R+ (08-2024).
Which is better for sticking to the facts, Qwen3.5-27B or Command R+ (08-2024)?
Command R+ (08-2024) ranks 36 of 152 models on sale for summarising without inventing things, and factual answers, against 121 for Qwen3.5-27B.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.5-27B or Command R+ (08-2024)?
Qwen3.5-27B: 262,144 tokens, against 128,000 for Command R+ (08-2024).
Run Qwen3.5-27B and Command R+ (08-2024) on your own prompt
Benchmarks aren't your data. Try both side by side in the playground, with the cost of every answer.