Muse Wonder vs Qwen3.8 27B
Updated October 21, 2026. 42 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Pick Qwen3.8 27B for coding: it scores 73.6 on the Vibe Coding Index against 64.5 for Muse Wonder.
Pick Muse Wonder when the context window is larger, 1.05M against 1M tokens, or when what matters is LMArena WebDev or Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 42
- Muse Wonder only
- 18
- Qwen3.8 27B only
- 43
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, four public coding benchmarks
Qwen3.8 27B
Qwen3.8 27B scores 73.6 against 64.5.
1 and 2 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Qwen3.8 27B has a AA Intelligence Index result, 33.7.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Qwen3.8 27B has a AA Agentic Index result, 45.8.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Qwen3.8 27B has a GPQA Diamond result, 88.9%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Qwen3.8 27B has a MMLU Pro result, 84.3%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Muse Wonder has a Design Arena: websites result, 1361.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
No call
Only Muse Wonder has a Vals Index result, 64.9%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Muse Wonder
Muse Wonder takes 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3.8 27B
Muse Wonder $0.014, Qwen3.8 27B $0.0007 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Qwen3.8 27B has the number, $1.26.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Muse Wonder 64.5 from 1 benchmark, Qwen3.8 27B 73.6 from 2 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Math, 27.5 points apart on average over 3 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- ProofBench: Muse Wonder 84.0% against Qwen3.8 27B 16.0%, 68.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Muse Wonder $20.00 against Qwen3.8 27B $1.35 per million output tokens, 14.8x apart.
- Context window
- Muse Wonder takes 1.05M tokens, Qwen3.8 27B 1M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Muse Wonder | Bars | Qwen3.8 27B | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 10 | 0 | ||
| Intelligence | 1 | 0 | ||
| Agentic work | 5 | 0 | ||
| Reasoning | 4 | 0 | ||
| Math | 3 | 0 | ||
| Knowledge | 4 | 0 | ||
| General | 14 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 41 | 1 |
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index100
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Qwen3.8 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LiveBench coding | Not measured | 86.8% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1652 | 1593 | Muse Wonder |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 68.1 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 84.0% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | Not measured | 86.0% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | 49.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 83.1% | 64.8% | Muse Wonder |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 62.5% | 14.2% | Muse Wonder |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | 66.9% | 39.1% | Muse Wonder |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 58.4% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| SWE-bench Multimodal (Vals AI) | 45.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Vibe Code Bench 1-100 (Vals AI) | 26.6% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| SkillsBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 38.1% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | 80.4% | 67.8% | Muse Wonder |
| SciCode | 60.3% | 46.6% | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1522 | 1483 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1515 | 1478 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1641 | 1602 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1694 | 1570 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena WebDev: from an image | Not measured | 1577 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index10
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Qwen3.8 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 33.7 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 161.8 | 151.7 | Muse Wonder |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index50
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Qwen3.8 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 45.8 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| Design Arena: spreadsheets | 1236 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LiveBench research | Not measured | 59.4% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LiveBench browser | Not measured | 32.0% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LiveBench long agentic | Not measured | 27.9% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 56.6% | 48.5% | Muse Wonder |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 36.3% | 30.9% | Muse Wonder |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 50.5% | 36.1% | Muse Wonder |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | 23.8% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 67.1% | 59.7% | Muse Wonder |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | 67.0% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | 22.9% | 0.0% | Muse Wonder |
| Vals Science Index | 39.1% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| CUA-bench (Vals AI) | 7.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| APEX-Agents | Not measured | 47.5% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $9,432 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Qwen3.8 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | Not measured | 88.9% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LiveBench reasoning | Not measured | 80.0% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| MysteryMechanism (Vals AI) | 27.5% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| MMMU Pro (Vals AI) | Not measured | 83.9% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 90.5% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 50.1% | 33.9% | Muse Wonder |
| ARC-AGI | Not measured | 87.5% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | Not measured | 42.4% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1506 | 1459 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1513 | 1479 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1506 | 1461 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Vision: diagrams | Not measured | 1285 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: homework | Not measured | 1295 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Qwen3.8 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 84.0% | 16.0% | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: math | 1486 | 1455 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1514 | 1458 | Muse Wonder |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index40
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Qwen3.8 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | Not measured | 84.3% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 82.4% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | Not measured | 70.8% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| MortgageTax (Vals AI) | Not measured | 64.9% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | Not measured | 28.7% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1506 | 1467 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1512 | 1437 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1505 | 1447 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1483 | 1438 | Muse Wonder |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index7 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Qwen3.8 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1361 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1371 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1380 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1330 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1425 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1370 | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LiveBench design | Not measured | 75.9% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 2 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index141
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Qwen3.8 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | 64.9% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| LiveBench data analysis | Not measured | 76.6% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | 70.2% | Not measured | Only Muse Wonder measured |
| SAGE (Vals AI) | Not measured | 52.4% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | Not measured | 83.8% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 80.7% | 82.0% | Qwen3.8 27B |
| DTBench | 95.2% | 88.0% | Muse Wonder |
| LMCA | 56.8% | 41.4% | Muse Wonder |
| Surface Evolver Bench | Not measured | 45.0% | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Text | 1502 | 1440 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1491 | 1436 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1491 | 1383 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Vision | Not measured | 1269 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1507 | 1448 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1492 | 1428 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1537 | 1501 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1443 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1387 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1384 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1523 | 1465 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1449 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1522 | 1415 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1439 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1510 | 1440 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1493 | 1448 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1496 | 1405 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1482 | 1393 | Muse Wonder |
| LMArena Vision: English | Not measured | 1267 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: Chinese | Not measured | 1326 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: reading text | Not measured | 1281 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: humor | Not measured | 1235 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| LMArena Vision: creative writing | Not measured | 1237 | Only Qwen3.8 27B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Muse Wonder | Qwen3.8 27B | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Qwen3.8 27B costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Qwen3.8 27B costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Qwen3.8 27B costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Meta Muse Wonder | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Meta | Qwen |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | October 12, 2026 | August 14, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Input $/Mtok | $4.00 | $0.04 |
| Output $/Mtok | $20.00 | $1.35 |
| Coding index | 64.5 | 73.6 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 2 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | $1.26 |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Muse Wonder better than Qwen3.8 27B for coding?
Pick Qwen3.8 27B for coding: it scores 73.6 on the Vibe Coding Index against 64.5 for Muse Wonder. Pick Muse Wonder when the context window is larger, 1.05M against 1M tokens, or when what matters is LMArena WebDev or Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Muse Wonder or Qwen3.8 27B?
Muse Wonder costs $4.00 per million input tokens and $20.00 per million output tokens; Qwen3.8 27B costs $0.04 and $1.35. Cost per solved task is known for Qwen3.8 27B only.
Which has the bigger context window, Muse Wonder or Qwen3.8 27B?
Muse Wonder, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks is the Muse Wonder vs Qwen3.8 27B comparison based on?
42 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Muse Wonder's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Qwen3.8 27B's on 2. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.