Qwen3.8 27B API
Qwen3.8-27B is a compact native vision-language dense model with a 1M context and 131K output. Alibaba positions it for coding and office productivity improvements over the 3.6-27B generation, with image, text and video input.
Official source: model page · verified 2026-10-22
Pricing
Prices can change with upstream providers; the rate at settlement is authoritative.
Call the API
Use the OpenAI-compatible endpoint; no model-specific SDK setup is required.
curl https://api.kimiseek.app/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $KIMISEEK_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "qwen3.8-27b",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello from KimiSeek"}]
}'Where it fits
Best for
- Cost-sensitive multimodal assistants
- Coding and office workflows
- Routine image, document and video understanding
Tradeoffs
- Not the flagship model for the hardest reasoning
- The official Alibaba page reviewed does not state an open-weight licence
Model details
FAQ
Is Qwen3.8-27B a vision model?
Yes. The official page describes a native vision-language dense model with image, text and video input.
Is Qwen3.8-27B open source?
Do not claim that without a licence page. The official Alibaba model page reviewed does not state an open-weight release.
How do I call this model?
Use KimiSeek's OpenAI-compatible API and set the model field to qwen3.8-27b with your KimiSeek API key.