# Hy3 vs Qwen3.6 Flash

> Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/hy3-vs-qwen3-6-flash
- Last updated: 2026-10-11
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- Hy3 is cheaper at $0.13 / $0.53 per million input/output tokens, against $0.19 / $1.13 for Qwen3.6 Flash.
- Qwen3.6 Flash accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
- Hy3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 44.2 | 38.8 |
| Rank | 79 | 182 |
| Context | 262K | 1M |
| Input $/M | $0.13 | $0.19 |
| Output $/M | $0.53 | $1.13 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Hy3: 46.8 (#63)
- Qwen3.6 Flash: —

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1508 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | — |
| ALE-Bench | — | 326.4 |

## Reasoning

- Hy3: 26.1 (#136)
- Qwen3.6 Flash: 29.0 (#96)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleBench | — | 35.2% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 41.2% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 20% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1447 | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 18% |
| DTBench | — | 77.1% |
| LMCA | — | 31% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 143.26 |

## Math

- Hy3: 40.1 (#93)
- Qwen3.6 Flash: 39.0 (#117)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 22.5% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 84.4% |
| LMArena Math | 1475 | — |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 10.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1) | — | 0% |

## Knowledge

- Hy3: 40.8 (#114)
- Qwen3.6 Flash: 42.1 (#100)

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 83.3% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 15.9% |
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | — |

## Multilingual

- Hy3: 53.5 (#65)
- Qwen3.6 Flash: —

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1426 | — |
| LMArena Chinese | 1493 | — |
| LMArena French | 1461 | — |
| LMArena German | 1439 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1392 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1395 | — |
| LMArena Russian | 1432 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1456 | — |

## Instruction Following

- Hy3: 75.1 (#70)
- Qwen3.6 Flash: —

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | — |

## Long Context

- Hy3: 44.1 (#75)
- Qwen3.6 Flash: —

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1442 | — |

## Writing & Preference

- Hy3: 62.2 (#81)
- Qwen3.6 Flash: —

| Benchmark | Hy3 | Qwen3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1439 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | — |

## FAQ

### Is Hy3 better than Qwen3.6 Flash?

Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 38.8 on the Noometry Index.

### Which is cheaper, Hy3 or Qwen3.6 Flash?

Hy3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.53 per million output tokens; Qwen3.6 Flash lists at $0.19 and $1.13.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.6 Flash does, with 1M tokens against 262K.

### How many benchmarks do Hy3 and Qwen3.6 Flash share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy3 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Qwen3.6 Flash has 13.