# Hy4 preview vs Qwen2.5-Max

> Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.6 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/hy4-preview-vs-qwen2-5-max
- Last updated: 2026-10-10
- Shared benchmarks: 0

## Summary

- The widest gap is in math, where Hy4 preview leads 54.5 to 34.3.
- Hy4 preview has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Hy4 preview | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 44.6 | 40.1 |
| Rank | 73 | 142 |
| Context | 1.05M | — |
| Input $/M | $0.83 | — |
| Output $/M | $2.50 | — |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Hy4 preview: 51.4 (#36)
- Qwen2.5-Max: 41.2 (#118)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1633 | — |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 64.4% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1359 |

## Reasoning

- Hy4 preview: 30.6 (#75)
- Qwen2.5-Max: 24.6 (#144)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 68.2% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 51.4% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1360 |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 67.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 132.54 |
| LiveBench | — | 62.3% |

## Math

- Hy4 preview: 54.5 (#37)
- Qwen2.5-Max: 34.3 (#162)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 75% | — |
| LiveBench Math | — | 58.4% |
| LMArena Math | — | 1369 |

## Knowledge

- Hy4 preview: —
- Qwen2.5-Max: 34.8 (#181)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| Confabulations | — | 21.8% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1337 |

## Multilingual

- Hy4 preview: —
- Qwen2.5-Max: 48.3 (#140)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1352 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1382 |
| LMArena French | — | 1396 |
| LMArena German | — | 1350 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1299 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1304 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1353 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1377 |

## Instruction Following

- Hy4 preview: —
- Qwen2.5-Max: 71.5 (#147)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 75.3% |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1335 |

## Long Context

- Hy4 preview: —
- Qwen2.5-Max: 41.3 (#137)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1358 |

## Writing & Preference

- Hy4 preview: —
- Qwen2.5-Max: 55.6 (#141)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen2.5-Max |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1367 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1339 |
| Short-Story Creative Writing | — | 72.9% |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1364 |
| LiveBench Language | — | 56.3% |

## FAQ

### Is Hy4 preview better than Qwen2.5-Max?

Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.6 to 40.1 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Hy4 preview or Qwen2.5-Max better for coding?

Hy4 preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.4 versus 41.2 in the Noometry coding category.

### How many benchmarks do Hy4 preview and Qwen2.5-Max share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy4 preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen2.5-Max has 27.