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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Hy3 preview vs Qwen3.5 122B-A10B

Too close to call on our weighted score (Qwen3.5 122B-A10B 58, Hy3 preview 56). The right pick depends on what you value most.

  1. Tencent

    Hy3 preview

    Released Apr 20, 2026

    56/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.176 / $0.586
    • Context256K
    Full specs Remove Hy3 preview

  2. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.5 122B-A10B

    Released Feb 23, 2026

    58/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.40 / $3.20
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3.5 122B-A10B

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01 — Verdict

Too close to call

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Qwen3.5 122B-A10B 58/100, Hy3 preview 56/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Hy3 preview on price and Qwen3.5 122B-A10B for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceHy3 previewHy3 preview $0.279 · Qwen3.5 122B-A10B $1.10 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 122B-A10B 262,144 · Hy3 preview 256,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.5 122B-A10BHy3 preview: Text · Qwen3.5 122B-A10B: Text, Images, Audio, Video
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightHy3 previewQwen3.5 122B-A10B
Price50%7648
Inputs & features30%3590
Context window20%3637
Overall100%56/10058/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Hy3 preview vs Qwen3.5 122B-A10B specifications side by side
SpecificationHy3 previewTencentQwen3.5 122B-A10BAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.176 (best)$0.40
Output$0.586 (best)$3.20
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.279 (best)$1.10
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 4 providersOfficial Alibaba API
Limits
Context window256,000 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Max output64,000 tokens65,536 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoYes
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYeslow · medium · highYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model IDhy3-previewqwen3.5-122b-a10b
API providers519 (best)
ReleasedApr 20, 2026Feb 23, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Hy3 preview$2.93
  • Qwen3.5 122B-A10B$10.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Hy3 preview or Qwen3.5 122B-A10B?

It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 2 points (Qwen3.5 122B-A10B 58/100, Hy3 preview 56/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Hy3 preview on price and Qwen3.5 122B-A10B for long inputs. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Hy3 preview or Qwen3.5 122B-A10B?

Hy3 preview is cheaper at $0.176 input / $0.586 output per million tokens (median across 4 API providers; free on Tencent TokenHub). Qwen3.5 122B-A10B costs $0.40 input / $3.20 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.279 per million tokens for Hy3 preview versus $1.10 for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B (3.9× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Hy3 preview has not been scored yet and Qwen3.5 122B-A10B has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Hy3 preview and Qwen3.5 122B-A10B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 256,000 for Hy3 preview. Maximum output per response: Hy3 preview up to 64,000, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Hy3 preview accepts text; Qwen3.5 122B-A10B accepts text, images, audio and video. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights, so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Hy3 preview is the newest, released Apr 20, 2026. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B came out Feb 23, 2026.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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