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Hy3 vs Qwen3.8-27B

Hy3 and Qwen3.8-27B are closely matched at 42.9 and 46.1 on the LLM Stats Score.

Tencent · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Hy3 and Qwen3.8-27B are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 42.9 and 46.1.

The models split the 4 individual benchmarks reported for both models evenly.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Hy3

  • you are already invested in the Tencent ecosystem

Choose Qwen3.8-27B

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Hy3
Tencent
Qwen3.8-27B
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
42.9
#39
46.1
#24
Reasoning
42.9
#37
45.6
#24
Coding
35.0
#27
34.5
#29
Agents
28.2
#36
32.9
#24
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
2 of 4
2 of 4
Input price
— / M
— / M
Output price
— / M
— / M
Context window
—
—

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

2 shared
Index
Hy3
Qwen3.8-27B
Math
34.6#43
31.5#59
Tool use
23.2#39
25.0#30
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

31 reported for Hy3 · 26 for Qwen3.8-27B

4 shared

Hy3 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, NL2Repo), while Qwen3.8-27B is better at 2 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.1).

Both models are evenly matched across the benchmarks.

Fri Aug 28 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

267.2B diff

Hy3 has 267.2B more parameters than Qwen3.8-27B, making it 961.9% larger.

Tencent
Hy3
295.0Bparameters
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.8-27B
27.8Bparameters
295.0B
Hy3
27.8B
Qwen3.8-27B

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Qwen3.8-27B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hy3 does not.

Qwen3.8-27B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Hy3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Qwen3.8-27B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under Apache 2.0.

Both models share the same licensing terms, providing consistent usage rights.

Hy3

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Qwen3.8-27B

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Hy3 was released on 2026-07-06, while Qwen3.8-27B was released on 2026-08-14.

Qwen3.8-27B is 1 month newer than Hy3.

Hy3

Jul 6, 2026

1 months ago

Qwen3.8-27B

Aug 14, 2026

2 weeks ago

1mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Hy3 and Qwen3.8-27B side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Hy3 vs Qwen3.8-27B.

Which is better, Hy3 or Qwen3.8-27B?

Hy3 and Qwen3.8-27B are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 42.9 and 46.1. Hy3 is made by Tencent and Qwen3.8-27B is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Hy3 compare to Qwen3.8-27B in benchmarks?

Hy3 scores DeepSearchQA: 91.0%, GPQA: 90.4%, IMO-AnswerBench: 90.0%, BrowseComp: 84.2%, MCP Atlas: 79.1%. Qwen3.8-27B scores MathVision: 94.6%, OmniDocBench 1.5: 91.1%, LiveCodeBench v6: 90.3%, CharXiv-R: 90.2%, GPQA: 89.2%.

What are the main differences between Hy3 and Qwen3.8-27B?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (42.9 vs 46.1), multimodal support (no vs yes). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Hy3 and Qwen3.8-27B?

Hy3 is developed by Tencent and Qwen3.8-27B is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.

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