Qwen3.8-Max Scores Drop on OpenRouter as effort Parameter Fails

Pawel Huryn found Qwen3.8-Max scored 19 on OpenRouter versus 26 on Alibaba's official endpoint. After 72 probe tests, he confirmed the model's effort parameter is entirely ineffective.

2026-09-12 ~ 2026-09-12 · 2 related posts

• Qwen3.8-Max scores 19 on OpenRouter vs 26 on Alibaba — effort level bug suspected — PawelHuryn · 2026-09-12
• 72 probes show Qwen3.8-Max ignores effort levels, OpenRouter quirks found — PawelHuryn · 2026-09-12