Agentic
Like-for-like- Hy3 Preview
- 54.4
- Qwen3.6-27B
- 59.3
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 1 rows
- Reading
- Qwen3.6-27B leads
Model comparison
Hy3 Preview vs Qwen3.6-27B
Updated August 7, 2026. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty. They are not guarantees for a specific workload.
Qwen3.6-27B has the higher public score estimate, 52.83 versus 42.8, but the 90% score intervals overlap. Treat that as a lead, not a settled winner.
5 results are shared. Category rows based on different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
Agentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Qwen3.6-27B
Qwen3.6-27B leads on the same 1 weighted benchmark row.
Confidence: limited
Long documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
Qwen3.6-27B
Qwen3.6-27B has the larger documented context window.
Confidence: documented
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
The category averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so they are directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limited
Chat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Cache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Repository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
1 Hy3 Preview only
5 Shared
33 Qwen3.6-27B only
- Shared results
- 5
- Hy3 Preview only
- 1
- Qwen3.6-27B only
- 33
- Like-for-like categories
- 1 / 8
2 categories use different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row states whether both averages use the same weighted benchmark set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner in this template.
Coding
Directional only- Hy3 Preview
- 74.4
- Qwen3.6-27B
- 77.5
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 3 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Knowledge
Directional only- Hy3 Preview
- 87.2
- Qwen3.6-27B
- 53.3
- Weighted basis
- 1 vs 4 rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Reasoning
Not comparable- Hy3 Preview
- Not measured
- Qwen3.6-27B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Hy3 Preview
- Not measured
- Qwen3.6-27B
- 89.2
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Hy3 Preview
- Not measured
- Qwen3.6-27B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Hy3 Preview
- Not measured
- Qwen3.6-27B
- 76.7
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 2 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Hy3 Preview
- Not measured
- Qwen3.6-27B
- Not measured
- Weighted basis
- 0 vs 0 rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Hy3 Preview | Qwen3.6-27B | Weighted basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 54.4 | 59.3 | Like-for-like1 vs 1 rows | Qwen3.6-27B leads |
| Coding | 74.4 | 77.5 | Directional only1 vs 3 rows | Directional only |
| Knowledge | 87.2 | 53.3 | Directional only1 vs 4 rows | Directional only |
| Reasoning | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not measured | 89.2 | Not comparable0 vs 2 rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | Not measured | 76.7 | Not comparable0 vs 2 rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | Not measured | Not measured | Not comparable0 vs 0 rows | Not comparable |
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
Too few matched category axes support a radar. The ruled list below shows only shared benchmark results; positions use each benchmark’s normalized display scale when available.
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Agentic
SWE-bench Verified
Coding
GPQA
Knowledge
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Hy3 Preview
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Qwen3.6-27B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Hy3 Preview has no comparable published API token rate. Qwen3.6-27B has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Hy3 Preview
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Qwen3.6-27B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
Hy3 Preview has no comparable published API token rate. Qwen3.6-27B has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Hy3 Preview
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
- Qwen3.6-27B
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
Hy3 Preview has no comparable published API token rate. Qwen3.6-27B has no comparable published API token rate.
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationHy3 PreviewQwen3.6-27B
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Hy3 Preview
256K
Qwen3.6-27B
262K
API model ID
Hy3 Preview
Not sourced
Qwen3.6-27B
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Hy3 Preview
No comparable hosted API rate
Qwen3.6-27B
No comparable hosted API rate
Documented inputs
Hy3 Preview
Not sourced
Qwen3.6-27B
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Hy3 Preview
Not sourced
Qwen3.6-27B
Not sourced
Provider availability
Hy3 Preview
Not sourced
Qwen3.6-27B
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Hy3 Preview
Reasoning
Qwen3.6-27B
Reasoning
Weight access
Hy3 Preview
Open Weight
Qwen3.6-27B
Open Weight
License
Hy3 Preview
Open Weight
Qwen3.6-27B
Open Weight
Release date
Hy3 Preview
2026-04-23
Qwen3.6-27B
2026-04-21
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- Qwen3.6-27B has the higher public score estimate, 52.83 versus 42.8, but the 90% score intervals overlap.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- Qwen3.6-27B has the larger documented window (262K).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Self-host vs API cost
Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.
Hy3 Preview
API / mo$0
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even—
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Qwen3.6-27B
API / mo$0
Self-host / mo$429
Break-even—
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence39 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Hy3 Preview54.4%SourceQwen3.6-27B59.3%SourceQwen3.6-27B leads this result
Gert Labs
Shared sourceHy3 Preview36.91%Qwen3.6-27B54.84%Qwen3.6-27B leads this result
Claw-Eval
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B72.4%SourceNot directly comparable
QwenClawBench
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B53.4%SourceNot directly comparable
QwenWebBench
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B1487SourceNot directly comparable
AndroidWorld
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B70.3%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
SWE-bench Verified
Hy3 Preview74.4%SourceQwen3.6-27B77.2%SourceQwen3.6-27B leads this result
Terminal-Bench 2.0
Hy3 Preview54.4%SourceQwen3.6-27B59.3%SourceQwen3.6-27B leads this result
SWE Multilingual
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B71.3%SourceNot directly comparable
SWE-bench Pro
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B53.5%SourceNot directly comparable
LiveCodeBench
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B83.9%SourceNot directly comparable
NL2Repo
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B36.2%SourceNot directly comparable
Knowledge
GPQA
Hy3 Preview87.2%SourceQwen3.6-27B87.8%SourceQwen3.6-27B leads this result
GPQA-D
Hy3 Preview87.2%SourceQwen3.6-27B—Not directly comparable
MMLU-Pro
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B86.2%SourceNot directly comparable
MMLU-Redux
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B93.5%SourceNot directly comparable
SuperGPQA
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B66%SourceNot directly comparable
C-Eval
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B91.4%SourceNot directly comparable
HLE
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B24%SourceNot directly comparable
Math
HMMT Feb 2025
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B93.8%SourceNot directly comparable
HMMT Nov 2025
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B90.7%SourceNot directly comparable
HMMT Feb 2026
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B84.3%SourceNot directly comparable
MMAnswerBench
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B80.8%SourceNot directly comparable
AIME26
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B94.1%SourceNot directly comparable
Multimodal
MMMU
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B82.9%SourceNot directly comparable
MMMU-Pro
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B75.8%SourceNot directly comparable
RealWorldQA
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B84.1%SourceNot directly comparable
DynaMath
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B85.6%SourceNot directly comparable
MStar
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B81.4%SourceNot directly comparable
SimpleVQA
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B56.1%SourceNot directly comparable
CharXiv
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B78.4%SourceNot directly comparable
CC-OCR
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B81.2%SourceNot directly comparable
CountBench
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B97.8%SourceNot directly comparable
RefCOCO (avg)
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B92.5%SourceNot directly comparable
ERQA
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B62.5%SourceNot directly comparable
Video-MME (with subtitle)
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B87.7%SourceNot directly comparable
VideoMMMU
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B84.4%SourceNot directly comparable
MLVU (M-Avg)
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B86.6%SourceNot directly comparable
V*
Hy3 Preview—Qwen3.6-27B94.7%SourceNot directly comparable
Frequently asked questions
Which is better, Hy3 Preview or Qwen3.6-27B?
Qwen3.6-27B has the higher public score estimate, 52.83 versus 42.8, but the 90% score intervals overlap. The higher estimate is not a decisive winner because the uncertainty ranges overlap.
Which is better for coding, Hy3 Preview or Qwen3.6-27B?
The current coding averages use different weighted benchmark sets, so BenchLM does not name a winner from them. Read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Hy3 Preview or Qwen3.6-27B?
Qwen3.6-27B leads the like-for-like agentic tasks comparison across 1 shared weighted benchmark row.
Which costs less, Hy3 Preview or Qwen3.6-27B?
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Which has the larger context window, Hy3 Preview or Qwen3.6-27B?
Qwen3.6-27B has the larger documented context window: 262K, compared with 256K.
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Last updated August 7, 2026
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