# Hy3 vs Qwen Plus

> Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/hy3-vs-qwen-plus
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 13

## Summary

- They share 13 benchmarks with published results for both. Hy3 scores higher in 7 categories and Qwen Plus in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Hy3 leads 40.1 to 23.3.
- Hy3 is cheaper at $0.13 / $0.53 per million input/output tokens, against $0.40 / $1.20 for Qwen Plus.
- Qwen Plus accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
- Hy3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Hy3 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 44.2 | 37.1 |
| Rank | 79 | 210 |
| Context | 262K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $0.13 | $0.40 |
| Output $/M | $0.53 | $1.20 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Hy3: 46.8 (#63)
- Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | 1328 |
| LMArena WebDev | 1508 | — |

## Reasoning

- Hy3: 26.1 (#136)
- Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1447 | 1317 |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 41.2% | — |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |

## Math

- Hy3: 40.1 (#93)
- Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1475 | 1326 |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |

## Knowledge

- Hy3: 40.8 (#114)
- Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | 1328 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |

## Multilingual

- Hy3: 53.5 (#65)
- Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1426 | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1493 | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1392 | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | 1432 | 1323 |
| LMArena French | 1461 | — |
| LMArena German | 1439 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1395 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1456 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Hy3: 75.1 (#70)
- Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | 1303 |

## Long Context

- Hy3: 44.1 (#75)
- Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1442 | 1324 |

## Writing & Preference

- Hy3: 62.2 (#81)
- Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1439 | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1336 |

## FAQ

### Is Hy3 better than Qwen Plus?

Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Hy3 or Qwen Plus?

Hy3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.53 per million output tokens; Qwen Plus lists at $0.40 and $1.20.

### Is Hy3 or Qwen Plus better for coding?

Hy3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.8 versus 38.9 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen Plus does, with 1M tokens against 262K.

### How many benchmarks do Hy3 and Qwen Plus share?

13 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy3 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.