Artificial Analysis’ Intelligence Index combines multiple reasoning and coding evaluations into a single 0–100 score. Qwen3.8 27B reportedly scored 52, suggesting strong task-completion behavior for a 27B-size model.
Stateless MCP (spec dated 2026-07-28) removes the legacy initialize handshake and session IDs, moving needed context into every request. Here’s how that simplifies deployments, plus practical ways to probe servers with mcp-explorer and power Datasette via datasette-mcp.