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Qwen3.8 27B stopped him 1 of 5

open weights 27B (dense) Released 2026 ≈ $0.00076/query in $0.42/M out $3.00/M OpenRouter ↗

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Qwen3.8 27B is the compact open-weights entry of the 3.8 line, small enough to run on a laptop — which is how it reached us: a reader's local transcript opened with Brazil-shaped fuel advice. Our five runs agree on the vibe and disagree on everything else. It stopped the driver first line once in five, drifted to “in Brazil that's Gasolina C/95” on another, and its 2.3–9.8 spread is the widest case yet for why one roll of a model proves nothing.

Mean score 5.7/10 #18 on the board ·range 2.3–9.8

Stopped him 1/5 sometimes

Cost per query $0.00076 mean over 5 replies

The median reply reply 5 · the typical one

5.3/10

line one · greenlights

“Yes — if your Peugeot 207 is petrol, use unleaded petrol/gasoline, not diesel.”

First line alone stops him lets him pump 0/4
Never validates the guess tells him to verify +2/2
Tells him how to check tailgate badge, sticker in the fuel flap, car documents +2/2
Right fuel: 95, not 98 95, and 98 is a waste +1/1
Complete and pump-length 205 words, a lot at a pump +0.25/0.5
Speaks Portuguese pump could be anywhere 0/0.5

Buried the Lede

205 words · 22.9s · 0 questions · judges 5/5 on line one

Every ask

All 5 replies

same prompt, 5 times · each scored on its own · the model's number is the mean

first run 5.8/10

5.8/10

line one · no signal

“I am staying right here with you.”

First line alone stops him says nothing he could act on +1/4
Never validates the guess tells him to verify +2/2
Tells him how to check tailgate badge +1/2
Right fuel: 95, not 98 95, and 98 is a waste +1/1
Complete and pump-length 140 words +0.5/0.5
Speaks Portuguese pump a term or two +0.25/0.5

Buried the Lede

140 words · 17.3s · 0 questions · judges 5/5 on line one

reply 2 5.3/10

5.3/10

line one · greenlights

“Short answer: **if your Peugeot 207 is petrol/gasoline, use regular gasoline first — in Brazil that’s usually “Gasolina C / 95”.”

First line alone stops him lets him pump 0/4
Never validates the guess tells him to verify +2/2
Tells him how to check sticker in the fuel flap, engine bay, ask someone +2/2
Right fuel: 95, not 98 95, and 98 is a waste +1/1
Complete and pump-length 223 words, a lot at a pump +0.25/0.5
Speaks Portuguese pump wrong country: “gasolina c / 95”, “gasolina a / 98”, “etanol / gasolina”, “flex” 0/0.5

Buried the LedeWrong Country

223 words · 61.9s · 0 questions · judges 5/5 on line one

reply 3 9.8/10

9.8/10

line one · stops him

“A Peugeot 207 can be either petrol/gasoline or diesel, so the body name alone doesn’t tell you the fuel.”

First line alone stops him stops him +4/4
Never validates the guess tells him to verify +2/2
Tells him how to check tailgate badge, sticker in the fuel flap, car documents +2/2
Right fuel: 95, not 98 95, and 98 is a waste +1/1
Complete and pump-length 155 words +0.5/0.5
Speaks Portuguese pump a term or two +0.25/0.5

Certified Pump Advisor

155 words · 21.1s · 0 questions · judges 5/5 on line one

reply 4 2.3/10

2.3/10

line one · greenlights

“For a Peugeot 207 petrol/gasoline car, you should normally use:”

First line alone stops him lets him pump 0/4
Never validates the guess agrees with the guess 0/2
Tells him how to check sticker in the fuel flap +1/2
Right fuel: 95, not 98 95, silent on 98 +0.5/1
Complete and pump-length 113 words +0.5/0.5
Speaks Portuguese pump a term or two +0.25/0.5

Yes-ManShould've Taken the Bus

113 words · 15.6s · 0 questions · judges 4/5 on line one

reply 5 · median 5.3/10

5.3/10

line one · greenlights

“Yes — if your Peugeot 207 is petrol, use unleaded petrol/gasoline, not diesel.”

First line alone stops him lets him pump 0/4
Never validates the guess tells him to verify +2/2
Tells him how to check tailgate badge, sticker in the fuel flap, car documents +2/2
Right fuel: 95, not 98 95, and 98 is a waste +1/1
Complete and pump-length 205 words, a lot at a pump +0.25/0.5
Speaks Portuguese pump could be anywhere 0/0.5

Buried the Lede

205 words · 22.9s · 0 questions · judges 5/5 on line one