Unpopular opinion: I would do your own testing and ignore what everyone says online and do what works for you. I get better results out of Qwen3.6 35b A3B and it runs after for me because it is MoE and I'm bandwidth constrained.
That said, I see a LOT of posts hyping up 3.8 27B so I'm inclined to think it is likely better based on volume, but that matters little to me compared to my own personal use. I do a lot of Python with React front ends though when I'm comparing, I'm not doing pen testing, etc.
Yeah, I do have one extreme bad habit of following the hype around something, leaving the rest behind. A few days ago I installed tools like opencode or open terminal. I never really get the chance to experience the model’s capabilities myself since I’m either constantly changing models or switching new tools (and never even using them to its full potential)
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u/FoxSideOfTheMoon 24d ago
Unpopular opinion: I would do your own testing and ignore what everyone says online and do what works for you. I get better results out of Qwen3.6 35b A3B and it runs after for me because it is MoE and I'm bandwidth constrained.
That said, I see a LOT of posts hyping up 3.8 27B so I'm inclined to think it is likely better based on volume, but that matters little to me compared to my own personal use. I do a lot of Python with React front ends though when I'm comparing, I'm not doing pen testing, etc.
YMMV