# Hy4 preview vs Beam

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

- Canonical page: https://benchlm.ai/compare/hy4-preview-vs-reflection-beam
- Last updated: October 5, 2026

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

## Quick Verdict

Hy4 preview leads by point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence. Choose using the category evidence and your own workload tests.

## Summary

- Hy4 preview has the higher overall point estimate 60.91 to 0. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
- The biggest single benchmark swing is DeepSWE in Coding, with scores of 64.3% and 44.4%.
- Beam is the cheaper option on output tokens, which matters if you expect large responses or heavy interactive use.
- Hy4 preview also has the larger context window at 1M.

## Model Snapshot

| Property | Hy4 preview | Beam |
|----------|----------|----------|
| Creator | Tencent | Reflection AI |
| Type | Open Weight | Pending |
| Reasoning | Reasoning | Reasoning |
| Context | 1M | null |
| Overall Score | 60.91 | null |
| Benchmarks Covered | 30 | 16 |
| Pricing (input/output) | $0.00 / $0.00 | Pricing unavailable / Pricing unavailable |

## Category Breakdown

### Agentic

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 54 (Estimated · #38/119)
- Beam public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Beam | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.4% | 80.1% | Hy4 preview |
| CyberGym | 78.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| WideResearch | 83.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| DRACO | 77.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| MCP Atlas | 83.7% | 78.7% | Hy4 preview |
| Toolathlon-Verified | 74.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| APEX-Agents | 37.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| skillsBench | 62.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| JobBench | 61.7% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Agents' Last Exam | 22.8% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AutomationBench | 32.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BankerToolBench | 78.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/ tools | 55.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals) | 55.1% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| CWE-bench v1 | 53.0% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| BrowseComp | Coming soon | 77.4% | Coming soon |
| DeepSearchQA | Coming soon | 80.1% | Coming soon |

### Coding

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 58 (Supported · #23/144)
- Beam public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Beam | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 | 85.4% | 80.1% | Hy4 preview |
| SWE-bench Pro | 65.7% | 65.5% | Hy4 preview |
| SWE Multilingual | 82.9% | 78% | Hy4 preview |
| DeepSWE | 64.3% | 44.4% | Hy4 preview |
| NL2Repo | 58.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| ProgramBench | 17.5% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| PostTrain Bench | 35.6% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| sweMarathon | 31.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| SWE-Atlas Codebase QnA | Coming soon | 34.6% | Coming soon |
| SWE-bench Verified | Coming soon | 80.9% | Coming soon |
| SciCode | Coming soon | 49.7% | Coming soon |

### Reasoning

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- Beam public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Beam | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| CritPt | 16.9% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| LongBench v2 | Coming soon | 65.5% | Coming soon |

### Multimodal & Grounded

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 84.9 (Unranked · 1 rankable row)
- Beam public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Beam | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| OfficeQA Pro | 66.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |

### Knowledge

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: 62.8 (Estimated · #37/171)
- Beam public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Beam | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| GPQA | 92.3% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| GPQA-D | 92.3% | 90.5% | Hy4 preview |
| HLE | 55.4% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| HLE w/o tools | 43.4% | 36.2% | Hy4 preview |

### Instruction Following

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- Beam public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Beam | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| IFBench | Coming soon | 79.7% | Coming soon |

### Mathematics

- Winner: Not comparable
- Hy4 preview public-lane score: Coming soon
- Beam public-lane score: Coming soon

| Benchmark | Hy4 preview | Beam | Winner |
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------|
| Apex | 74.2% | Coming soon | Coming soon |
| AIME26 | Coming soon | 97.8% | Coming soon |

## FAQ

### Which is better overall, Hy4 preview or Beam?

Hy4 preview has the higher overall point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

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

Hy4 preview currently has 30 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

### How many benchmarks does Beam cover on BenchLM?

Beam currently has 16 sourced benchmark scores on BenchLM.

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