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OpenAI Text Embedding 3 Large vs Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B

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Monthly evidence

OpenAI Text Embedding 3 Large has the lower published input-plus-output rate. Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B has more Credits provider routes and the larger context window. There is not enough recent probe data to compare speed.

$0.13715/1MOpenAI Text Embedding 3 Large cheapest route

$0.385075/1MQwen: Qwen3.8 27B cheapest route

not enough dataOpenAI Text Embedding 3 Large fastest measured p50 TTFT

not enough dataQwen: Qwen3.8 27B fastest measured p50 TTFT

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

OpenAI Text Embedding 3 LargeQwen: Qwen3.8 27B

Model idopenai/text-embedding-3-largeqwen/qwen3.8-27b

Publisher OpenAI Alibaba Cloud Model Studio

AI IQ — IQ 116#52

Context8,191 tokens65,536 tokens

Credits provider routes119

Cheapest route$0.13715/1M$0.385075/1M

Cached inputNot published$0.01/1M to $0.19834/1M

Privacy posturehas ZDR routehas Confidential route (E2EE + ZDR)

Fastest measured p50 TTFTnot enough datanot enough data

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime rangenot enough datanot enough data

Modes embeddings chat

OpenAI Text Embedding 3 Large routes

Overview1 Credits routes

Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B routes

Overview19 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

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Questions

Which should I use, OpenAI Text Embedding 3 Large or Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B?

Is OpenAI Text Embedding 3 Large or Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $0.13715/1M for OpenAI Text Embedding 3 Large and $0.385075/1M for Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is OpenAI Text Embedding 3 Large or Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is not enough data for OpenAI Text Embedding 3 Large and not enough data for Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test OpenAI Text Embedding 3 Large and Qwen: Qwen3.8 27B with the same API?

Both use the same TrustedRouter base URL and API key. At least one of them is not a chat model, so the request can differ as well as the model id: the API docs list the route for each kind of model.