Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B vs Hy3 preview
Updated October 21, 2026. 34 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Pick Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B for coding: it scores 50.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 22.4 for Hy3 preview.
Pick Hy3 preview when output tokens cost 1.7x less, or when what matters is LMArena WebDev or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
- Shared results
- 34
- Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B only
- 18
- Hy3 preview only
- 2
- Like-for-like categories
- 7 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
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, four public coding benchmarks
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B scores 50.0 against 22.4.
2 and 1 benchmarks behind the scores
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
Hy3 preview
Hy3 preview leads, 25.3 against 11.9.
Same board, both measured
Agentic work
AA Agentic Index
No call
Only Hy3 preview has a AA Agentic Index result, 24.1.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B has a Design Arena: websites result, 1159.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 262K tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Hy3 preview
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $0.0008, Hy3 preview $0.0005 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 50.0 from 2 benchmarks, Hy3 preview 22.4 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- Agentic work, 49.1 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- τ²-Bench Telecom: Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B 43.6% against Hy3 preview 92.7%, 49.1 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B $1.00 against Hy3 preview $0.60 per million output tokens, 1.7x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 262K tokens.
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 Coder 480B A35B | Bars | Hy3 preview | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 6 | ||
| Intelligence | 0 | 1 | ||
| Agentic work | 0 | 1 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 5 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 4 | ||
| General | 0 | 15 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 34 |
CodingLike-for-likeFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index06
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 69.6% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1275 | 1357 | Hy3 preview |
| AA Coding Index | Not measured | 58.8 | Only Hy3 preview measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 58.5% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 18.9% | 34.1% | Hy3 preview |
| Terminal-Bench | 27.2% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| GSO-Bench | 4.9% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| WeirdML | 41.2% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| ALE-Bench | 461.4 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1412 | 1421 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1393 | 1423 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1257 | 1349 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1287 | 1356 | Hy3 preview |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
IntelligenceLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index01
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 11.9 | 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 Coder 480B A35B | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Agentic Index | Not measured | 24.1 | Only Hy3 preview measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 43.6% | 92.7% | Hy3 preview |
| Neither model has a result on the other 37 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 61.8% | 86.7% | Hy3 preview |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.5% | 27.8% | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1372 | 1413 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1338 | 1422 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1380 | 1416 | Hy3 preview |
| 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 Coder 480B A35B | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 39.3 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 39.3% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1365 | 1424 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1367 | 1442 | Hy3 preview |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 78.8% | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1347 | 1416 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1347 | 1405 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1358 | 1430 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1343 | 1397 | Hy3 preview |
| Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1159 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1112 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1099 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1084 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1143 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index015
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | Hy3 preview | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 40.5% | 63.1% | Hy3 preview |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 45.7% | 64.7% | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text | 1357 | 1401 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1355 | 1383 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1333 | 1339 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: English | 1359 | 1409 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1346 | 1390 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1357 | 1435 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: German | 1325 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1311 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1305 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1398 | 1425 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1360 | 1399 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1366 | 1399 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1344 | Not measured | Only Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1366 | 1411 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1378 | 1402 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1340 | 1370 | Hy3 preview |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1317 | 1352 | Hy3 preview |
| Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B | 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 Coder 480B A35B | Tencent Hy3 preview |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Qwen | Tencent |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | July 23, 2025 | April 22, 2026 |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.30 | $0.18 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.00 | $0.60 |
| Coding index | 50.0 | 22.4 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 2 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B better than Hy3 preview for coding?
Pick Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B for coding: it scores 50.0 on the Vibe Coding Index against 22.4 for Hy3 preview. Pick Hy3 preview when output tokens cost 1.7x less, or when what matters is LMArena WebDev or Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run), where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B or Hy3 preview?
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.00 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 Coder 480B A35B or Hy3 preview?
Neither: both take 262K tokens.
How many benchmarks is the Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B vs Hy3 preview comparison based on?
34 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B's coding index rests on 2 independent benchmarks and Hy3 preview's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.