Model comparison
Hy4 preview vs Qwen3.8 Max
Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index. Hy4 preview costs 2.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.8 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
Tencent
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Hy4 preview scores higher in 0 categories and Qwen3.8 Max in 3 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Qwen3.8 Max leads 54.4 to 31.9.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 68.2% for Hy4 preview and 88.3% for Qwen3.8 Max.
- Hy4 preview is cheaper at $0.75 / $2.25 per million input/output tokens, against $2 / $6 for Qwen3.8 Max.
- 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 | Qwen3.8 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 45.3 | 56.8 |
| Released | 2026-08-28 | 2026-08-02 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 64K | 131K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $2 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.25 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 39 |
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Category by category
Coding Qwen3.8 Max leads
Hy4 preview: 51.6 (#38), Qwen3.8 Max: 53.5 (#29)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1632 | 1674 |
| DeepSWE | — | 57.5% |
| FrontierSWE | — | 17.8% |
| SciCode | — | 53.2% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1502 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 45.4 (#14)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 63.3% |
| τ²-bench Banking | — | 55.1% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 23.2% |
Reasoning Qwen3.8 Max leads
Hy4 preview: 31.9 (#79), Qwen3.8 Max: 54.4 (#26)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 68.2% | 88.3% |
| CritPt | — | 20% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 40% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1496 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 38% |
| DTBench | — | 92% |
| LMCA | — | 46.2% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 156.41 |
Math Qwen3.8 Max leads
Hy4 preview: 55.7 (#42), Qwen3.8 Max: 73.2 (#20)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 75% | 58% |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 74.7% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 46.3% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 100% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1499 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 61.7 (#27)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 92.7% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 47.3% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1507 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 37.2 (#75)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1314 |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 20% |
Multilingual Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 56.7 (#18)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1472 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1538 |
| LMArena French | — | 1503 |
| LMArena German | — | 1483 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1467 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1461 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1481 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1492 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 77.6 (#17)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1479 |
Long Context Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 45.6 (#31)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1489 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3.8 Max: 67.1 (#30)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1483 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1479 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1489 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hy4 preview better than Qwen3.8 Max?
Qwen3.8 Max is the stronger model overall, scoring 56.8 to 45.3 on the Noometry Index. Hy4 preview costs 2.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Qwen3.8 Max's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Hy4 preview or Qwen3.8 Max?
Hy4 preview is cheaper. It lists at $0.75 per million input tokens and $2.25 per million output tokens; Qwen3.8 Max lists at $2 and $6.
Is Hy4 preview or Qwen3.8 Max better for coding?
Qwen3.8 Max scores higher on coding benchmarks: 53.5 versus 51.6 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 Qwen3.8 Max share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy4 preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.8 Max has 39.