# GPT-5.2 vs Qwen3.8-27B

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for GPT-5.2 and Qwen3.8-27B across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/gpt-5-2-vs-qwen3-8-27b
- Last updated: September 18, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 6
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5

## Quick Verdict

Pick GPT-5.2 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Qwen3.8-27B only makes more sense when its price, context window, or workload-specific category wins matter more than the overall score.

## Summary

- GPT-5.2 leads overall 64.86 to 64.29.
- The clearest category separation is in reasoning, where the averages are 53.7 for GPT-5.2 and 77.4 for Qwen3.8-27B.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is OSWorld-Verified in Agentic, with scores of 47.3% and 84.3%.
- Qwen3.8-27B is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- GPT-5.2 also has the larger context window at 400K.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.8-27B |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | OpenAI | Alibaba |
| Type | Proprietary | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 400K | 262K |
| Overall Score | 64.86 | 64.29 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 15 | 33 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $1.75 / $14.00 | $0.00 / $0.00 |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Qwen3.8-27B
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 42.7 (Supported · #107/154)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 63.6 (Supported · #12/154)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| BrowseComp | 65.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | 47.3% | 84.3% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| Gert Labs | 46.54% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 34.3% | 33.4% | GPT-5.2 |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 73.0% | Coming soon |
| CoWorkBench | Coming soon | 70.7% | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | Coming soon | 42.9% | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | Coming soon | 64.8% | Coming soon |
| AndroidWorld | Coming soon | 81.9% | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | Coming soon | 58.4% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Qwen3.8-27B
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 46.3 (Supported · #87/154)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 53.8 (Supported · #42/154)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| SWE-bench Verified | 80% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Pro | 55.6% | 61.7% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| Vibe Code Bench | 53.50% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | Coming soon | 73.0% | Coming soon |
| NL2Repo | Coming soon | 42.3% | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | Coming soon | 42.2% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench v6 | Coming soon | 90.3% | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | Coming soon | 82.6% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.0% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 86.0% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 66.3 (#22/48)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 79.8 (#11/48)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| MMMU-Pro | 79.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision | 83.0% | 90.0% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| CharXiv | 82.1% | 90.2% | Qwen3.8-27B |
| V* | 75.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 94.6% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 65.7% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |
| Vision2Web | Coming soon | 62.9% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 83.7% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 91.1% | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | Coming soon | 85.9% | Coming soon |
| ERQA | Coming soon | 65.5% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 53.7 (Unranked · 3 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 77.4 (#7/20)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| ARC-AGI-2 | 52.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: GPT-5.2
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 61.6 (Supported · #29/184)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 54.1 (Supported · #59/184)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.4% | 89.2% | GPT-5.2 |
| GPQA-D | Coming soon | 89.2% | Coming soon |
| HLE | Coming soon | 30.8% | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | Coming soon | 30.8% | Coming soon |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.9% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 84.3% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 91.2 (#14/124)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: 83.2 (#45/124)

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 79.5% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Coming soon
- GPT-5.2 public-lane score: 57.4 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)
- Qwen3.8-27B public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | GPT-5.2 | Qwen3.8-27B | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | 40.700% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | 18.800% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, GPT-5.2 or Qwen3.8-27B?

GPT-5.2 is ahead overall on BenchLM right now.

### Where is the biggest gap between GPT-5.2 and Qwen3.8-27B?

The widest category gap is in reasoning, where the averages are 53.7 for GPT-5.2 and 77.4 for Qwen3.8-27B.

### How many benchmarks does GPT-5.2 cover on BenchLM?

GPT-5.2 currently has 15 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.8-27B cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.8-27B currently has 33 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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