Model benchmarks

Qwen3.8-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Quality local LLM performance

As of September 2026, Qwen3.8-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Quality runs at up to 35.8 tok/s for local inference (best of 2 community benchmark runs across 1 GPU).

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Model size

27B

Peak speed

35.8 tok/s

Average speed

34.3 tok/s

Avg prefill

406.5 tok/s

Min memory

32.7 GB

Max context

262,144 tokens

Avg output / run

83,365 tokens

Avg runtime / run

41m 1s

Avg quality

89.1

Benchmark runs

2

GPUs tested

1

Quality by task

Average LLM-judged quality (0–100) with the run-to-run spread shown as a P5–P95 band, overall and for each benchmark task, across all 2 runs. The low and high columns show how much the judge’s score varies between runs, and need at least two runs to display.

TaskP5 (low)AvgP95 (high)
Overall88.989.189.3
Agent Workflow90.890.991.0
Code Generation80.382.584.8
Role Play & Narrative93.594.996.2
Research & Analysis87.888.188.5

Performance by hardware and tool

Every hardware/tool/quantization combination Qwen3.8-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Quality has been benchmarked on, ranked by peak token generation speed. Last updated September 2026.

HardwareToolQuantBest tok/sAvg tok/sMemoryContextQualityRuns
Apple M5 MaxoMLX35.8 tok/s34.3 tok/s32.7 GB262,144 tokens89.12

Frequently asked questions

Is Qwen3.8-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Quality good for coding?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.8-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Quality scores 82.5/100 for coding. It runs at about 34.3 tok/s, so if you want more speed, unsloth/Qwen3.8-27B-GGUF:IQ3_S is faster (~104.3 tok/s) and still scores well for coding (83.0/100).
Is Qwen3.8-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Quality good for agentic (tool-using) tasks?
In our benchmarks, Qwen3.8-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Quality scores 90.9/100 for agentic workflows. It runs at about 34.3 tok/s, so if you want more speed, granite-4.2-8b-Q4_K_L is faster (~71.6 tok/s) and still scores well for agentic workflows (92.9/100).
How fast is Qwen3.8-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Quality for local inference?
Across 2 community benchmark runs, Qwen3.8-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Quality reaches up to 35.8 tok/s and averages 34.3 tok/s, with the fastest results on Apple M5 Max.
How much memory does Qwen3.8-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Quality need?
The leanest observed configuration used about 32.7 GB of memory.
Which tools have been used to run Qwen3.8-27B-MTPLX-Optimized-Quality?
Benchmarks were submitted using oMLX. Results are community-contributed and updated as new runs arrive.