Model comparison
Hy4 preview vs Qwen Plus
Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Plus costs 1.9× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy4 preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Tencent
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Hy4 preview leads 55.7 to 23.3.
- Qwen Plus is cheaper at $0.40 / $1.20 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $2.25 for Hy4 preview.
- 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 | Qwen Plus | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 45.3 | 37.1 |
| Released | 2026-08-28 | 2024-01-25 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1M |
| Max output | 64K | 33K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.75 | $0.40 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.25 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 20 |
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Category by category
Coding Hy4 preview leads
Hy4 preview: 51.6 (#38), Qwen Plus: 38.9 (#167)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1632 | — |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1328 |
Reasoning Hy4 preview leads
Hy4 preview: 31.9 (#79), Qwen Plus: 28.4 (#107)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | — | 63.3% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 68.2% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1317 |
| DTBench | — | 81.1% |
| LMCA | — | 24% |
Math Hy4 preview leads
Hy4 preview: 55.7 (#42), Qwen Plus: 23.3 (#271)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 17.8% |
| ProofBench | 75% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1326 |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 65.3% |
| FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set) | — | 1.7% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen Plus: 27.4 (#251)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 48.1% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1328 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen Plus: 45.1 (#175)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1310 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1347 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1251 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1323 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen Plus: 68.8 (#181)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1303 |
Long Context Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen Plus: 40.3 (#158)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1324 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Hy4 preview: —, Qwen Plus: 52.2 (#176)
| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen Plus |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1326 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1293 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1336 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hy4 preview better than Qwen Plus?
Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 37.1 on the Noometry Index. Qwen Plus costs 1.9× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy4 preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Hy4 preview or Qwen Plus?
Qwen Plus is cheaper. It lists at $0.40 per million input tokens and $1.20 per million output tokens; Hy4 preview lists at $0.75 and $2.25.
Is Hy4 preview or Qwen Plus better for coding?
Hy4 preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.6 versus 38.9 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 Qwen Plus share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy4 preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Plus has 20.