Model comparison
Hy4 preview vs Qwen3.6 Plus
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 2 shared benchmarks.
Tencent
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 2 benchmarks with published results for both. Hy4 preview scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen3.6 Plus in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in coding, where Hy4 preview leads 51.6 to 40.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 68.2% for Hy4 preview and 60.3% for Qwen3.6 Plus.
- Both cost about the same: $0.75 input and $2.25 output per million tokens.
- Hy4 preview accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 1M.
- Hy4 preview has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Hy4 preview | Qwen3.6 Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 45.3 | 47.5 |
| Released | 2026-08-28 | 2026-03-31 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 64K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $0.50 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.25 | $3 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 37 |
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Category by category
Coding Hy4 preview leads
Hy4 preview: 51.6 (#38), Qwen3.6 Plus: 40.8 (#130)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1632 | 1461 |
| SWE-bench Verified | — | 57.9% |
| SciCode | — | 40.7% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1467 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 670.15 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: —
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 5,115 |
Reasoning Hy4 preview leads
Hy4 preview: 31.9 (#79), Qwen3.6 Plus: 29.3 (#93)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 68.2% | 60.3% |
| CritPt | — | 2.9% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 17% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 59.5% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1449 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 12% |
| DTBench | — | 81.9% |
| LMCA | — | 33.1% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 147.65 |
Math Hy4 preview leads
Hy4 preview: 55.7 (#42), Qwen3.6 Plus: 51.8 (#54)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 38.2% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 93.3% |
| ProofBench | 75% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1450 |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 26.2% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 8.3% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 56.1 (#45)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.4% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 44.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1454 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 53.3 (#70)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1424 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1477 |
| LMArena French | — | 1455 |
| LMArena German | — | 1452 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1389 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1379 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1434 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1432 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 75.0 (#74)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1425 |
Long Context Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 45.2 (#49)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| CL-bench | — | 20.3% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1439 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.6 Plus: 62.2 (#82)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.6 Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1437 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1404 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1438 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hy4 preview better than Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is the stronger model overall, scoring 47.5 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Hy4 preview or Qwen3.6 Plus?
Qwen3.6 Plus is cheaper. It lists at $0.50 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens; Hy4 preview lists at $0.75 and $2.25.
Is Hy4 preview or Qwen3.6 Plus better for coding?
Hy4 preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.6 versus 40.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Hy4 preview does, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks do Hy4 preview and Qwen3.6 Plus share?
2 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy4 preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Plus has 37.