# Bad Influence story: OpenRouter measures quantized Qwen3.8 27B endpoints and finds no accuracy gap

Active · 1 article · 1 source · First reported 11-10 19:00. Times are ET.
Story page: https://badinfluence.news/story/883090b9-08e5-4cf5-ace4-44b515ea9248

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Latest update (11-10 19:00): OpenRouter finds no accuracy gap between fp8, fp4 and fp16 for Qwen3.8 27B

Overview: OpenRouter says six endpoints serving Qwen3.8 27B scored 98.3% to 99.2% on 240 tasks on October 20, 2026, with no accuracy difference between fp16, fp8 and fp4. The company's blog post also covers pricing across 1,455 provider endpoints. Lower precision was usually cheaper: 4-bit was cheaper than 8-bit for 26 of 33 models, while 8-bit cost more than 16-bit for 7 of 24 models served at both.

One fp4 endpoint scored lowest on 40 multiplication tasks. OpenRouter says that gap is too small to rule out chance.

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1. 11-10 19:00 · OpenRouter Blog (from the company) · [OpenRouter finds no accuracy gap between fp8, fp4 and fp16 for Qwen3.8 27B](https://badinfluence.news/items/lg7mcv98679tar2blb9ip5q73)
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