Model comparison
Hy4 preview vs Qwen3 Max
Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 43.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.
Tencent
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Hy4 preview scores higher in 3 categories and Qwen3 Max in 0 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Hy4 preview leads 55.7 to 38.7.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 68.2% for Hy4 preview and 30.1% for Qwen3 Max.
- Hy4 preview is cheaper at $0.75 / $2.25 per million input/output tokens, against $1.20 / $6 for Qwen3 Max.
- Hy4 preview accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
- Hy4 preview has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Hy4 preview | Qwen3 Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 45.3 | 43.7 |
| Released | 2026-08-28 | 2025-09-23 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 64K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $1.20 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.25 | $6 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 33 |
Sponsored placements are available on pages like this one. Advertise on Noometry
Category by category
Coding Hy4 preview leads
Hy4 preview: 51.6 (#38), Qwen3 Max: 43.0 (#93)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1632 | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1456 |
| ALE-Bench | — | 370.45 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3 Max: —
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Vending-Bench 2 | — | 71.56 |
Reasoning Hy4 preview leads
Hy4 preview: 31.9 (#79), Qwen3 Max: 22.6 (#190)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 68.2% | 30.1% |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 72.5% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1448 |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 5% |
| DTBench | — | 82.1% |
| LMCA | — | 28.3% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 142.38 |
Math Hy4 preview leads
Hy4 preview: 55.7 (#42), Qwen3 Max: 38.7 (#131)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 18.9% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 73.3% |
| ProofBench | 75% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1446 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 97.1% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3 Max: 48.1 (#78)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 72.6% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 48.7% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1455 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3 Max: 53.7 (#62)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1429 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1478 |
| LMArena French | — | 1449 |
| LMArena German | — | 1463 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1397 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1399 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1428 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1462 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3 Max: 74.8 (#87)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1419 |
Long Context Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3 Max: 41.6 (#134)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Fiction.LiveBench | — | 66.7% |
| CL-bench | — | 14.5% |
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1438 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen3 Max: 62.4 (#76)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1446 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hy4 preview better than Qwen3 Max?
Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 43.7 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Hy4 preview or Qwen3 Max?
Hy4 preview is cheaper. It lists at $0.75 per million input tokens and $2.25 per million output tokens; Qwen3 Max lists at $1.20 and $6.
Is Hy4 preview or Qwen3 Max better for coding?
Hy4 preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.6 versus 43.0 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Hy4 preview does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Hy4 preview and Qwen3 Max share?
1 benchmark has published results for both models. Hy4 preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3 Max has 33.