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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Hy4 preview

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B comes out ahead, 58 to 45 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3.5 122B-A10B

    Released Feb 23, 2026

    58/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.40 / $3.20
    • Context262K
  2. Tencent

    Hy4 preview

    Released Aug 28, 2026

    45/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.834 / $2.50
    • Context1.02M
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01 — Verdict

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is our pick

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the better all-round choice, scoring 58/100 against Hy4 preview (45). It leads on price and inputs & features. Hy4 preview wins on context window. 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 priceQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 122B-A10B $1.10 · Hy4 preview $1.25 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextHy4 previewHy4 preview 1,024,000 · Qwen3.5 122B-A10B 262,144 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3.5 122B-A10BQwen3.5 122B-A10B: Text, Images, Audio, Video · Hy4 preview: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3.5 122B-A10BHy4 preview
Price50%4845
Inputs & features30%9035
Context window20%3760
Overall100%58/10045/100

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.

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B vs Hy4 preview specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3.5 122B-A10BAlibaba (Qwen)Hy4 previewTencent
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.40 (best)$0.834
Output$3.20$2.50 (best)
Cached input—$0.042
Blended (3:1)$1.10 (best)$1.25
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial Alibaba APIOfficial Tencent TokenHub API
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens1,024,000 tokens (best)
Max output65,536 tokens (best)64,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesYesNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioYesNo
VideoYesNo
ReasoningYesYeshigh
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputYesNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpen
API model IDqwen3.5-122b-a10bhy4-preview
API providers19 (best)13
ReleasedFeb 23, 2026Aug 28, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3.5 122B-A10B$10.40
  • Hy4 preview$13.34
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3.5 122B-A10B or Hy4 preview?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is the better all-round choice, scoring 58/100 against Hy4 preview (45). It leads on price and inputs & features. Hy4 preview wins on context window. 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, Qwen3.5 122B-A10B or Hy4 preview?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B is cheaper at $0.40 input / $3.20 output per million tokens (official Alibaba API price). Hy4 preview costs $0.834 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official Tencent TokenHub API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.10 per million tokens for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B versus $1.25 for Hy4 preview (1.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3.5 122B-A10B has not been scored yet and Hy4 preview has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B and Hy4 preview 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?

Hy4 preview has the largest context window at 1,024,000 tokens, against 262,144 for Qwen3.5 122B-A10B. Maximum output per response: Qwen3.5 122B-A10B up to 65,536, Hy4 preview up to 64,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3.5 122B-A10B accepts text, images, audio and video; Hy4 preview accepts text. 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?

Hy4 preview is the newest, released Aug 28, 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.