Model Comparison

Qwen3.6 Plus vs Hy3Which is better in 2026?

Hy3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Qwen3.6 Plus vs Hy3 — which is better?

Qwen3.6 Plus (by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team) and Hy3 (by Tencent) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Qwen3.6 Plus outperforms in 1 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified), while Hy3 is better at 10 benchmarks (AA-LCR, Claw-Eval, IMO-AnswerBench, MCP Atlas, NL2Repo, SkillsBench, SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Pro, Toolathlon, WideSearch). Hy3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Qwen3.6 Plus if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.50/M input and $3.00/M output

Choose Hy3 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 11 of 12 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

12 benchmarks

Qwen3.6 Plus outperforms in 1 benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified), while Hy3 is better at 10 benchmarks (AA-LCR, Claw-Eval, IMO-AnswerBench, MCP Atlas, NL2Repo, SkillsBench, SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Pro, Toolathlon, WideSearch).

Hy3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Qwen3.6 Plus specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Qwen3.6 Plus specifies output context (65,536 tokens).

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3.6 Plus
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output65,536 tokens
Tencent
Hy3
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Qwen3.6 Plus supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hy3 does not.

Qwen3.6 Plus can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Qwen3.6 Plus

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Hy3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Qwen3.6 Plus is licensed under a proprietary license, while Hy3 uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Qwen3.6 Plus

Proprietary

Closed source

Hy3

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Qwen3.6 Plus was released on 2026-03-31, while Hy3 was released on 2026-07-06.

Hy3 is 3 months newer than Qwen3.6 Plus.

Qwen3.6 Plus

Mar 31, 2026

3 months ago

Hy3

Jul 6, 2026

1 weeks ago

3mo 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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Key Takeaways

Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Qwen3.6 Plus

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Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team

Larger context window (1,000,000 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher SWE-Bench Verified score (78.8% vs 78.0%)
Tencent
Has open weights
Higher AA-LCR score (73.4% vs 68.3%)
Higher Claw-Eval score (68.5% vs 58.7%)
Higher IMO-AnswerBench score (90.0% vs 83.8%)
Higher MCP Atlas score (79.1% vs 74.1%)
Higher NL2Repo score (45.6% vs 37.9%)
Higher SkillsBench score (55.3% vs 45.7%)
Higher SWE-bench Multilingual score (75.8% vs 73.8%)
Higher SWE-Bench Pro score (57.9% vs 56.6%)
Higher Toolathlon score (48.5% vs 39.8%)
Higher WideSearch score (76.4% vs 74.3%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Qwen3.6 Plus and Hy3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Qwen3.6 Plus
✓ Preferred
Hy3
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Qwen3.6 Plus
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Hy3

FAQ

Common questions about Qwen3.6 Plus vs Hy3.

Which is better, Qwen3.6 Plus or Hy3?

Hy3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Qwen3.6 Plus is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Hy3 is made by Tencent. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Qwen3.6 Plus compare to Hy3 in benchmarks?

Qwen3.6 Plus scores CountBench: 97.6%, V*: 96.9%, HMMT 2025: 96.7%, AIME 2026: 95.3%, HMMT25: 94.6%. Hy3 scores DeepSearchQA: 91.0%, GPQA: 90.4%, IMO-AnswerBench: 90.0%, BrowseComp: 84.2%, MCP Atlas: 79.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Qwen3.6 Plus and Hy3?

Qwen3.6 Plus supports 1.0M tokens and Hy3 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Qwen3.6 Plus and Hy3?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Qwen3.6 Plus and Hy3?

Qwen3.6 Plus is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team and Hy3 is developed by Tencent.

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