Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 vs Hy3 preview
Hy3 preview leads Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 25.3 to 12.7, and Hy3 preview costs 5.8x less per output token ($0.60 vs $3.50 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 26 benchmarks have a result for both.
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 or Hy3 preview: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 for work measured by AA Coding Index or AA Intelligence Index, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 26
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 only
- 20
- Hy3 preview only
- 10
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Hy3 preview
Hy3 preview leads, 25.3 against 12.7.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
Hy3 preview
Hy3 preview leads, 24.1 against 1.3.
Same board, both measured
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1052.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Hy3 preview
Hy3 preview takes 262K tokens against 128K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Hy3 preview
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 $0.0022, Hy3 preview $0.0005 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 not benchmarked, Hy3 preview not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 22.8 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- AA Coding Index: Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 22.1 against Hy3 preview 58.8, 36.7 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 $3.50 against Hy3 preview $0.60 per million output tokens, 5.8x apart.
- Context window
- Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 takes 128K tokens, Hy3 preview 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Bars | Hy3 preview | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 2 | 1 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 3 | 0 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 3 | 1 | ||
| General | 9 | 3 | ||
| All shared boards | 17 | 9 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index21
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1357 | Only Hy3 preview measured |
| AA Coding Index | 22.1 | 58.8 | Hy3 preview |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 34.1% | Only Hy3 preview measured |
| WeirdML | 41.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1424 | 1421 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1431 | 1423 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1349 | Only Hy3 preview measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1356 | Only Hy3 preview measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 35 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 12.7 | 25.3 | Hy3 preview |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 1.3 | 24.1 | Hy3 preview |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | Not measured | 92.7% | Only Hy3 preview measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | -$11 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index30
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 86.7% | Only Hy3 preview measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 27.8% | Only Hy3 preview measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 80.1% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 9.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1416 | 1413 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1463 | 1422 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1432 | 1416 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 86.7% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1412 | 1424 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1435 | 1442 | Hy3 preview |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index31
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SimpleQA Verified | 40.4% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1433 | 1416 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1456 | 1405 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1415 | 1430 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1413 | 1397 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1052 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 942 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 956 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 950 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 997 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1032 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 3 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index93
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | Not measured | 63.1% | Only Hy3 preview measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 64.7% | Only Hy3 preview measured |
| DTBench | 80.3% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMCA | 29.3% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Fiction.LiveBench | 75.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| Creative writing (Lech Mazur) | 82.4% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1415 | 1401 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1386 | 1383 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1384 | 1339 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: English | 1429 | 1409 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1397 | 1390 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1481 | 1435 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: German | 1408 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1386 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1375 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1425 | Only Hy3 preview measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1389 | 1399 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1401 | 1399 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1390 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1406 | 1411 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1400 | 1402 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1388 | 1370 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1370 | 1352 | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Hy3 preview costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Hy3 preview costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Hy3 preview costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 | Tencent Hy3 preview |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qwen | Tencent |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | July 25, 2025 | April 22, 2026 |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.45 | $0.18 |
| Output $/Mtok | $3.50 | $0.60 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 better than Hy3 preview for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 for work measured by AA Coding Index or AA Intelligence Index, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 or Hy3 preview?
Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 costs $0.45 per million input tokens and $3.50 per million output tokens; Hy3 preview costs $0.18 and $0.60. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 or Hy3 preview?
Hy3 preview, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks is the Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507 vs Hy3 preview comparison based on?
26 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Qwen3 235B A22B Thinking 2507's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Hy3 preview's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.