Qwen3.7 Max vs Hy4 preview
Qwen3.7 Max leads Hy4 preview on coding, 54.1 to 44.3 on the Vibe Coding Index, and Hy4 preview costs 1.8x less per output token ($2.501 vs $4.425 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 14 benchmarks have a result for both.
Qwen3.7 Max or Hy4 preview: which to pick
Pick Qwen3.7 Max for coding: it scores 54.1 on the Vibe Coding Index against 44.3 for Hy4 preview.
Pick Hy4 preview for output tokens 1.8x cheaper ($2.501 vs $4.425 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 1M tokens).
- Shared results
- 14
- Qwen3.7 Max only
- 45
- Hy4 preview only
- 10
- Like-for-like categories
- 5 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
Qwen3.7 Max
Qwen3.7 Max scores 54.1 against 44.3.
3 benchmarks behind each score
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Qwen3.7 Max has a AA Intelligence Index result, 29.5.
Directional only
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Qwen3.7 Max has a AA Agentic Index result, 22.5.
Directional only
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only Qwen3.7 Max has a GPQA Diamond result, 90.2%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only Qwen3.7 Max has a MMLU Pro result, 89.3%.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Qwen3.7 Max has a Design Arena: websites result, 1274.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
No call
Only Hy4 preview has a Vals Index result, 53.2%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Hy4 preview
Hy4 preview takes 1.05M tokens against 1M.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Hy4 preview
Qwen3.7 Max $0.0037, Hy4 preview $0.0021 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only Qwen3.7 Max has the number, $4.69.
Directional only
At a glance
- Coding index
- Qwen3.7 Max 54.1 from 3 benchmarks, Hy4 preview 44.3 from 3 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Math, 49.0 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- ProofBench: Qwen3.7 Max 26.0% against Hy4 preview 75.0%, 49.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Qwen3.7 Max $4.425 against Hy4 preview $2.501 per million output tokens, 1.8x apart.
- Context window
- Qwen3.7 Max takes 1M tokens, Hy4 preview 1.05M.
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 | Qwen3.7 Max | Bars | Hy4 preview | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 1 | 5 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 4 | ||
| Math | 0 | 1 | ||
| Knowledge | 1 | 1 | ||
| General | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 2 | 12 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index15
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Hy4 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1515 | 1631 | Hy4 preview |
| AA Coding Index | 66.0 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 87.1% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 68.8% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 8.1% | Only Hy4 preview measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 47.7% | 77.5% | Hy4 preview |
| Code migration (Vals AI) | 13.1% | 47.4% | Hy4 preview |
| ProgramBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 0.0% | Only Hy4 preview measured |
| IOI (Vals AI) | Not measured | 59.3% | Only Hy4 preview measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals AI) | 61.0% | 55.1% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| CyberBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 65.4% | Only Hy4 preview measured |
| SciCode | 49.5% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 50.8% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| ALE-Bench | 1189.4 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1514 | 1653 | Hy4 preview |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1512 | 1620 | Hy4 preview |
| Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Hy4 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 29.5 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 154.0 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
Agentic workLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Hy4 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | 22.5 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building web apps | 1208 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building full-stack apps | 1191 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building mobile apps | 1155 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Android apps | 1159 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building Godot games | 1187 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: agents building games | 1161 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: HTML slides | 1108 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: PowerPoint slides | 1171 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| SREBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 2.3% | Only Hy4 preview measured |
| Finance Agent (Vals AI) | 47.8% | 55.1% | Hy4 preview |
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | 15.8% | 32.6% | Hy4 preview |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | 25.5% | 45.2% | Hy4 preview |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 8.8% | Only Hy4 preview measured |
| Excel Modeling Benchmark (Vals AI) | 57.0% | 58.1% | Hy4 preview |
| BioMysteryBench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 69.3% | Only Hy4 preview measured |
| Terminal-Bench-Science (Vals AI) | Not measured | 1.4% | Only Hy4 preview measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 94.7% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 23 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Hy4 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 90.2% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 92.3% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 40.5% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 90.9% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| SimpleBench | 70.4% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Chess puzzles | 26.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Mystery game puzzles | 32.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| EBR-bench | 9.5% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 14 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Hy4 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 95.6% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| FrontierMath, tiers 1 to 3 | 64.6% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| FrontierMath, tier 4 | 34.1% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| ProofBench | 26.0% | 75.0% | Hy4 preview |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Hy4 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 89.3% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 84.9% | 83.8% | Qwen3.7 Max |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 63.7% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 75.3% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| MedCode (Vals AI) | 38.8% | 43.3% | Hy4 preview |
| SimpleQA Verified | 55.8% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Hy4 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1274 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1267 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1264 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1275 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1265 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1275 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1216 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1211 | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Hy4 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 53.2% | Only Hy4 preview measured |
| Public Benefits Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 68.6% | Only Hy4 preview measured |
| MedScribe (Vals AI) | 79.4% | 83.6% | Hy4 preview |
| IFBench | 80.5% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 79.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| DTBench | 92.3% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| LMCA | 44.0% | Not measured | Only Qwen3.7 Max measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 39 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3.7 Max | Hy4 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
Hy4 preview costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Hy4 preview costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Hy4 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 | Qwen3.7 Max | Tencent Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qwen | Tencent |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | May 21, 2026 | August 28, 2026 |
| Context window | 1M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $1.475 | $0.834 |
| Output $/Mtok | $4.425 | $2.501 |
| Coding index | 54.1 | 44.3 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 3 |
| Cost per solved task | $4.69 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Qwen3.7 Max better than Hy4 preview for coding?
Pick Qwen3.7 Max for coding: it scores 54.1 on the Vibe Coding Index against 44.3 for Hy4 preview. Pick Hy4 preview for output tokens 1.8x cheaper ($2.501 vs $4.425 per million) and a larger context window (1.05M against 1M tokens).
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.7 Max or Hy4 preview?
Qwen3.7 Max costs $1.475 per million input tokens and $4.425 per million output tokens; Hy4 preview costs $0.834 and $2.501. Cost per solved task is known for Qwen3.7 Max only.
Which has the bigger context window, Qwen3.7 Max or Hy4 preview?
Hy4 preview, with 1.05M tokens against 1M.
How many benchmarks is the Qwen3.7 Max vs Hy4 preview comparison based on?
14 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Qwen3.7 Max's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and Hy4 preview's on 3. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.