Model comparison
Hy3 vs Qwen3.6 35B-A3B
Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 37.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Tencent
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Hy3 scores higher in 1 category and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads 51.4 to 40.2.
- Hy3 is cheaper at $0.13 / $0.53 per million input/output tokens, against $0.25 / $1.49 for Qwen3.6 35B-A3B.
Side by side
| Hy3 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 43.6 | 37.2 |
| Released | 2026-07-06 | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 128K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.13 | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.53 | $1.49 |
| Results tracked | 17 | 14 |
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Category by category
Coding Hy3 leads
Hy3: 46.6 (#60), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 36.7 (#190)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1509 | — |
| SciCode | — | 35.8% |
| WeirdML | — | 34.5% |
| LMArena Coding | 1465 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Hy3: —, Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 21.9 (#126)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench | — | 23% |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Hy3: 25.0 (#134), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 27.2 (#112)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 41.2% | 41.6% |
| CritPt | — | 0.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 26% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1449 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 22% |
| DTBench | — | 73.9% |
| LMCA | — | 29.7% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 44.4% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 143.92 |
Math Too close to call
Hy3: 37.4 (#98), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 37.9 (#90)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 20.4% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 86.7% |
| LMArena Math | 1475 | — |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 35B-A3B leads
Hy3: 40.2 (#108), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: 51.4 (#63)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 84.8% |
| LMArena Expert | 1461 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Hy3: 53.7 (#60), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1427 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1496 | — |
| LMArena French | 1461 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1390 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1435 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1448 | — |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Hy3: 75.3 (#68), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1425 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Hy3: 44.1 (#70), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1443 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Hy3: 62.5 (#75), Qwen3.6 35B-A3B: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1442 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1399 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hy3 better than Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?
Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 37.2 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Hy3 or Qwen3.6 35B-A3B?
Hy3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.53 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 35B-A3B lists at $0.25 and $1.49.
Is Hy3 or Qwen3.6 35B-A3B better for coding?
Hy3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.6 versus 36.7 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Both accept 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks do Hy3 and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Hy3 has 17 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 35B-A3B has 14.