Claude Refused, Qwen3.8 27B Did It: Flashing a Router to OpenWrt Without Any Jailbreak
chocofoxy · reddit · 2026-10-18
A Reddit user wanted to flash their router to OpenWrt. Claude (even Opus) blocked the request via safety guardrails, but Qwen3.8 27B, given the same prompt plus a link to the official guide, completed the firmware flash perfectly.
The poster notes this was the stock, non-ablated model — no jailbreak — and wonders whether future Qwen versions will guard cyber tasks. It's another vivid data point on guardrail differences across model families: one flagship refuses, an open local model just does it.
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