Host Ionstream cut Qwen3.8 27B input pricing by 55%
Published 1 October 2026
Price move, per 1M tokens
- Ionstream · input↓ 55%$0.198 → $0.089
- Ionstream · output↓ 2%$2.55 → $2.50
- Ionstream · cache readunchanged$0.085 → $0.085
| host | rate | was | now | change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ionstream | input | $0.198 | $0.089 | ↓ 55% |
| Ionstream | output | $2.55 | $2.50 | ↓ 2% |
| Ionstream | cache read | $0.085 | $0.085 | — |
input: ↓ 55%
If you buy
Input-heavy work on this model at Ionstream now costs far less to run, so long-prompt jobs become worth revisiting; re-check your output spend, which barely moved.
The model
Qwen3.8 27Bopen the model →
Open weights27.8B parameters262K context20 hosts
intelligence63rd of 168 writing93rd of 168 coding45th of 168 agents33rd of 55
Qwen3.8 27B is a downloadable model you can run yourself, and its measured strength is maths and reasoning. Agentic recovery and tool use sit near the bottom of the field, so it suits a solver rather than an agent that has to get itself back on track.
Source
Read on openrouter.ai · we published this on 1 October 2026.
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