Hy3 vs Qwen3 Coder Next
Which is better for the money: Hy3 by Tencent or Qwen3 Coder Next by Alibaba? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-08-19.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Hy3
Qwen3 Coder Next vs Hy3: 49.5% less intelligence, 168.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 87.6% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Hy3 | Qwen3 Coder Next | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.2 | 21.3 | −49.5% Qwen3 Coder Next is 49.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $93.20 | $250.18 | +168.4% Qwen3 Coder Next is 2.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 40.10s | 4.97s | −87.6% Qwen3 Coder Next is 87.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.55 | $0.35 / $1.20 | |
| Input modalities | Not reported | Not reported |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Hy3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-5.6 Luna (high) scores 47.00 for $55.0.
- Qwen3 Coder Next is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-5.6 Luna (max) scores 52.30 for $172.
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