Qwen 3.8 found less suitable than 3.6 as a daily driver despite higher power
mailto_devnull · reddit · 2026-08-28
A user compared Qwen 3.8 (27B) and 3.6 (35B-A3B) for daily coding sessions. Despite consensus that 3.8 is more powerful, the author found it prone to overthinking, verbosity, and getting sidetracked by unrelated code parts, even at 40 tps. In contrast, Qwen 3.6 provided direct answers in under 30 seconds. The author concludes 3.8 is too verbose for a daily coding assistant, though better for "set it and forget it" workflows.
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