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A user recommends Alibaba Cloud's Qwen 3.8 27B model as a very good free alternative available on the OpenRouter platform.

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Post: "GLM 5.2 ISN'T FREE ANYMORE"

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RedditSep 25, 2026By u/Agreeable_Ad_3914

r/openrouter

GLM 5.2 ISN'T FREE ANYMORE

upvotes
40
comments
5

Post

If you're a broke ahh nga like me. Bad news, you can't use One of the top 3 free models for like janitor ai or whatever

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  • [comment u/Electronic-Unit2808] Damn, that sucks, man! But isn't there another free model like this one? I've been using openrouter "qwen/qwen3.8-27b:free" and it's very good.

reddit.com/r/openrouter/comments/1wq80qo/glm_52_isnt_free_anymoreRead the full source

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2 of 5 comments
  • “Damn, that sucks, man! But isn't there another free model like this one? I've been using openrouter "qwen/qwen3.8-27b:free" and it's very good.”

    u/Electronic-Unit28084 points · Sep 25, 2026View

  • “Anyways, the new stealth model is way better”

    u/Far-Run-37782 points · Sep 26, 2026View

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Signal
Customer feedback

What this signalsUser posts often show product pain before it reaches reviews or churn.

Subreddit
r/openrouter

Companies

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  • OpenRouterAlso named

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  • Qwen 3.8 27B

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