# Hy4 preview vs Qwen3.8 Max

> Side-by-side benchmark comparison for Hy4 preview and Qwen3.8 Max across agentic, coding, multimodal, knowledge, reasoning, multilingual, and math tasks.

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/hy4-preview-vs-qwen3-8-max
- Last updated: October 13, 2026

- Shared sourced benchmarks: 17
- HTML indexing: indexable
- Ranking lane: BenchAlign v5.8

## Quick Verdict

Qwen3.8 Max leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Qwen3.8 Max has the higher overall point estimate 68.99 to 60.86. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The clearest category separation is in agentic, where the averages are 54.5 for Hy4 preview and 65.9 for Qwen3.8 Max.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is Agents' Last Exam in Agentic, with scores of 22.8% and 52.4%.
- Qwen3.8 Max is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Tencent | Alibaba |
| Type | Open Weight | Open Weight |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | 1M |
| Overall Score | 60.86 | 68.99 |
| Benchmarks Covered | 30 | 63 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Directional only
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 54.5 (Estimated · #37/123)
- Qwen3.8 Max public-lane score: 65.9 (Supported · #14/123)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.4% | 86.6% | Qwen3.8 Max |
| CyberGym | 78.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | 83.9% | 81.9% | Hy4 preview |
| DRACO | 77.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 83.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 74.1% | 72.5% | Hy4 preview |
| APEX-Agents | 37.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | 62.9% | 70.2% | Qwen3.8 Max |
| JobBench | 61.7% | 53.4% | Hy4 preview |
| Agents' Last Exam | 22.8% | 52.4% | Qwen3.8 Max |
| AutomationBench | 32.1% | 27.3% | Hy4 preview |
| BankerToolBench | 78.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 55.4% | 56.2% | Qwen3.8 Max |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 55.1% | 67.4% | Qwen3.8 Max |
| CWE-bench v1 | 53.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CoWorkBench | Coming soon | 74.8% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld-Verified | Coming soon | 86.1% | Coming soon |
| OSWorld 2.0 | Coming soon | 19.4% | Coming soon |
| WebArena-Verified | Coming soon | 66.8% | Coming soon |
| AndroidWorld | Coming soon | 85.3% | Coming soon |
| MobileWorld | Coming soon | 77.8% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Hy4 preview
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 57.1 (Supported · #26/148)
- Qwen3.8 Max public-lane score: 53.7 (Supported · #34/148)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.4% | 86.6% | Qwen3.8 Max |
| SWE-bench Pro | 65.7% | 67.7% | Qwen3.8 Max |
| SWE Multilingual | 82.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DeepSWE | 64.3% | 56.6% | Hy4 preview |
| NL2Repo | 58.9% | 55.9% | Hy4 preview |
| ProgramBench | 17.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrain Bench | 35.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | 31.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE | Coming soon | 73.5% | Coming soon |
| MLS-Bench Lite | Coming soon | 41.0% | Coming soon |
| PaperBench | Coming soon | 93.0% | Coming soon |
| VulcanBench v3 | Coming soon | 81.2% | Coming soon |
| OpenHarmony Bench | Coming soon | 60.8% | Coming soon |
| FrontierSWE v2 | Coming soon | 15.8% | Coming soon |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals) | Coming soon | 87.9% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench (Vals) | Coming soon | 85.6% | Coming soon |
| Bug Hunt Bench | Coming soon | 25.7 fixes | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.8 Max public-lane score: 87.8 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 16.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MRCRv2 | Coming soon | 92.9% | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 66.3% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 88.3 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Qwen3.8 Max public-lane score: 91.2 (#4/54)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | 66.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MMMU-Pro | Coming soon | 82.3% | Coming soon |
| MathVision | Coming soon | 95.2% | Coming soon |
| MathVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 97.7% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision | Coming soon | 82.0% | Coming soon |
| BabyVision w/ Python | Coming soon | 91.3% | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench | Coming soon | 24.0% | Coming soon |
| ZeroBench w/ Python | Coming soon | 49.0% | Coming soon |
| MedXpertQA (MM) | Coming soon | 80.4% | Coming soon |
| ScreenSpot Pro | Coming soon | 84.5% | Coming soon |
| Vision2Web | Coming soon | 69.0% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv w/o tools | Coming soon | 88.4% | Coming soon |
| CharXiv | Coming soon | 93.5% | Coming soon |
| OmniDocBench 1.5 | Coming soon | 92.1% | Coming soon |
| OCRBench V2 | Coming soon | 74.2% | Coming soon |
| CC-OCR | Coming soon | 79.6% | Coming soon |
| RealWorldQA | Coming soon | 88.0% | Coming soon |
| ERQA | Coming soon | 77.8% | Coming soon |
| SimpleVQA | Coming soon | 75.0% | Coming soon |
| PerceptionBench | Coming soon | 63.5% | Coming soon |
| Video-MME (with subtitle) | Coming soon | 90.4% | Coming soon |
| VideoMMMU | Coming soon | 88.7% | Coming soon |
| MMVU | Coming soon | 82.4% | Coming soon |
| MLVU (M-Avg) | Coming soon | 90.8% | Coming soon |
| LVBench | Coming soon | 81.8% | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Directional only
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 63.6 (Estimated · #39/180)
- Qwen3.8 Max public-lane score: 67.4 (Supported · #25/180)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.3% | 92.6% | Qwen3.8 Max |
| GPQA-D | 92.3% | 92.6% | Qwen3.8 Max |
| HLE | 55.4% | 43.6% | Hy4 preview |
| HLE w/o tools | 43.4% | 43.6% | Qwen3.8 Max |
| GPQA Diamond (Vals) | Coming soon | 93.7% | Coming soon |
| MMLU-Pro (Vals) | Coming soon | 88.6% | Coming soon |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.8 Max public-lane score: 94.7 (#2/127)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 82.8% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- Qwen3.8 Max public-lane score: 78.9 (Unranked · 2 rankable rows)

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Qwen3.8 Max | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Apex | 74.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3) | Coming soon | 74.737% | Coming soon |
| FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4) | Coming soon | 46.341% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Hy4 preview or Qwen3.8 Max?

Qwen3.8 Max has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

### Where is the biggest gap between Hy4 preview and Qwen3.8 Max?

The widest category gap is in agentic, where the averages are 54.5 for Hy4 preview and 65.9 for Qwen3.8 Max.

### How many benchmarks does Hy4 preview cover on BenchLM?

Hy4 preview currently has 30 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Qwen3.8 Max cover on BenchLM?

Qwen3.8 Max currently has 63 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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