Coding / Qwen

Qwen3.8-27B

A dense vision-language model for coding, reasoning, and agent tasks, with image and video understanding.

Verified sourceRepository opened Aug 5, 2026Source checked 9/23/2026
LOCALRENTED GPUOPEN WEIGHTS
Freshness 76 out of 100. Repository age: 71 days old, Aug 5, 2026. Measures age, not quality.
Popularity 95 out of 100. 7,363,968 downloads in 30 days; 17,749 lifetime likes. Checked Oct 15, 2026. Measures adoption, not quality.
Arena Open Source Web coding: rank 10 of 55. Ranked model: qwen3.8-27b. Export dated Oct 13, 2026. Source checked Oct 15, 2026. Human preference ranking, not hardware suitability.
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Web coding#10of 55 open models
qwen3.8-27balibabaLicense: Apache 2.0
Export dated Oct 13, 2026Checked: Oct 15, 2026Overall board: #29
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Text#23of 225 open models
qwen3.8-27balibabaLicense: Apache 2.0
Export dated Oct 13, 2026Checked: Oct 15, 2026Overall board: #100
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Agents#11of 18 open models
Qwen 3.8 27BalibabaLicense: Apache 2.0
Export dated Oct 14, 2026Checked: Oct 15, 2026Overall board: #40
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Vision#9of 49 open models
qwen3.8-27balibabaLicense: Apache 2.0
Export dated Oct 9, 2026Checked: Oct 15, 2026Overall board: #61
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Run a private local chat using Ollama with Qwen3.8-27B, send a first prompt, and confirm the model responds.

Freshness 76 out of 100. Repository age: 71 days old, Aug 5, 2026. Measures age, not quality.
Popularity 95 out of 100. 7,363,968 downloads in 30 days; 17,749 lifetime likes. Checked Oct 15, 2026. Measures adoption, not quality.
Arena Open Source Web coding: rank 10 of 55. Ranked model: qwen3.8-27b. Original model ranking, not a benchmark of this package. Export dated Oct 13, 2026. Source checked Oct 15, 2026. Human preference ranking, not hardware suitability.+3
Ollama
1 packagemacOS / Windows / Linux
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AI agent

Build a local AI agent with Qwen3.8 27B

Run Qwen3.8 with Ollama, connect Hermes Agent, and produce a source-checked local project review on your machine or a private rental.

Freshness 76 out of 100. Repository age: 71 days old, Aug 5, 2026. Measures age, not quality.
Popularity 95 out of 100. 7,363,968 downloads in 30 days; 17,749 lifetime likes. Checked Oct 15, 2026. Measures adoption, not quality.
Hermes AgentOllama
2 packagesmacOS / Windows / Linux
Open agent guide
Coding

Build a private coding assistant with Qwen3.8 27B

Run Qwen3.8 27B with Ollama, connect it to Cline in VS Code, and make one reviewable code change in a tiny local project.

Freshness 76 out of 100. Repository age: 71 days old, Aug 5, 2026. Measures age, not quality.
Popularity 95 out of 100. 7,363,968 downloads in 30 days; 17,749 lifetime likes. Checked Oct 15, 2026. Measures adoption, not quality.
Arena Open Source Web coding: rank 10 of 55. Ranked model: qwen3.8-27b. Original model ranking, not a benchmark of this package. Export dated Oct 13, 2026. Source checked Oct 15, 2026. Human preference ranking, not hardware suitability.+3
ClineOllama
1 packagemacOS / Windows / Linux
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At a glance

Parameters
27B
Architecture
Dense vision-language
Context length
262,144 native
License
Apache 2.0
Disk space
18 GB
Software
Ollama, MLX, Transformers, vLLM, SGLang
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Ollama · Windows, macOS, Linux

Ollama lists an 18 GB package. The hardware estimate covers text-only use, not the extra cost of image or video input.

ollama run qwen3.8:27b
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MLX · macOS

ollama run qwen3.8:27b-mlx
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