Model comparison
Hy3 vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 44.2 on the Noometry Index. Hy3 costs 7.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 Plus's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Tencent
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Hy3 scores higher in 4 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 4 categories; 5 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Qwen3.6 Plus leads 56.1 to 40.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 41.2% for Hy3 and 60.3% for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Hy3 is cheaper at $0.0825 / $0.33 per million input/output tokens, against $0.50 / $3 for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Qwen3.6 Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
- Hy3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 44.2 | 47.5 |
| Released | 2026-07-06 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 262K | 1M |
| Max output | 128K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.0825 | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.33 | $3 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Hy3 leads
Hy3: 46.8 (#63), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1508 | 1461 |
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | 1467 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| SciCode | — | 40.7% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 670.15 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Hy3: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Hy3: 26.1 (#136), Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 41.2% | 60.3% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1447 | 1449 |
| CritPt | — | 2.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.65 |
Math Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Hy3: 40.1 (#93), Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1475 | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Hy3: 40.8 (#114), Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | 1454 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
Multilingual Too close to call
Hy3: 53.5 (#65), Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1426 | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1493 | 1477 |
| LMArena French | 1461 | 1455 |
| LMArena German | 1439 | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1392 | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | 1395 | 1379 |
| LMArena Russian | 1432 | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1456 | 1432 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
Hy3: 75.1 (#70), Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | 1425 |
Long Context Qwen3.6 Plus leads
Hy3: 44.1 (#75), Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1442 | 1439 |
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
Hy3: 62.2 (#81), Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1439 | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hy3 better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 44.2 on the Noometry Index. Hy3 costs 7.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.6 Plus's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Hy3 or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Hy3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.0825 per million input tokens and $0.33 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 Plus lists at $0.50 and $3.
Is Hy3 or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
Hy3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.8 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen3.6 Plus does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Hy3 and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy3 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.