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Lab Notes/Qwen3.6 27B Q8 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Head-to-Head
LLM TestingMay 21, 2026Watch on YouTube

Qwen3.6 27B Q8 vs Claude Sonnet 4.6 | Head-to-Head

In this video, I put Qwen3.6 27B Q8 head to head against Claude Sonnet 4.6 to see how a local open model compares against one of the big cloud models. Both models were tested with the same 3 single-file HTML coding prompts: • Tiny ant colony simulator • Neon drone arena game • Top-down neon racing game The goal was to compare how each model handled real interactive coding tasks, including game logic, movement, animations, UI polish, physics, responsiveness, and whether the final output was actually fun to use. This is not meant to be a perfect scientific benchmark. It is a real-world side-by-side test to see how these models perform when asked to build creative, interactive browser projects from scratch. Models tested: • Qwen3.6 27B Q8 • Claude Sonnet 4.6

Models2
Prompts3
Live HTML6
Files6

Video

Models Tested

Qwen3.6 27B
Q8
RTX 3090ti & 3090
Claude Sonnet 4.6
High
Anthropic

Prompts Used

1Tiny ant colony simulator
Create a single HTML file for a tiny ant colony simulator. Ants should wander, find food, leave trails, return to the nest, and react to obstacles I place. Make it visually clear, interactive, and fun to watch.
2Neon drone arena game
Create a single HTML file for a fast-paced neon drone arena game. I control a small drone with smooth movement, dodge enemy drones, collect energy orbs, shoot projectiles, survive waves, and upgrade between rounds. Make it feel polished, responsive, and fun to actually play.
3Top-down neon racing game
Create a single HTML file for a top-down neon racing game. Include smooth car controls, drifting, boost pads, lap timing, checkpoints, obstacles, AI racers, and a finished race screen. Make it feel fast, responsive, and visually exciting.

Live HTML Outputs

6
Qwen3.6 27B
Q8RTX 3090ti & 3090
3
HTML
qwen27b_ant_colony.html
12.7 KB
OpenDownload
HTML
qwen3.6-drone-arena.html
23.8 KB
OpenDownload
HTML
qwen3.6-neon-racing.html
28.6 KB
OpenDownload
Claude Sonnet 4.6
HighAnthropic
3
HTML
claude-ant-colony.html
15.9 KB
OpenDownload
HTML
claude_drone_arena.html
32.5 KB
OpenDownload
HTML
claude_neon_racer.html
37.9 KB
OpenDownload