Hy3 vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads the LLM Stats Score 49.1 to 43.2.
Tencent · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next leads the overall LLM Stats Score 49.1 to 43.2, ranking #20 overall.
In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Qwen3.8-Flash-Next wins 5; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Hy3
- you want predictable pricing at $0.14/M input and $0.58/M output
Choose Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
- overall performance matters — it scores 49.1 and ranks #20 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and agents — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 5 of 5 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
31 reported for Hy3 · 22 for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
Hy3 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is better at 5 benchmarks (GPQA, NL2Repo, SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Pro, Toolathlon).
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Hy3 has 170.0B more parameters than Qwen3.8-Flash-Next, making it 136.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Hy3 specifies input context (262,144 tokens). Only Hy3 specifies output context (262,144 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hy3 does not.
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Hy3
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
License
Usage and distribution terms
Hy3 is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Qwen3.8-Flash-Next uses Qwen Community License 1.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Qwen Community License 1.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Hy3 was released on 2026-07-06, while Qwen3.8-Flash-Next was released on 2026-08-26.
Qwen3.8-Flash-Next is 2 months newer than Hy3.
Jul 6, 2026
2 months ago
Aug 26, 2026
3 weeks ago
1mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Hy3 and Qwen3.8-Flash-Next side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Hy3 vs Qwen3.8-Flash-Next.