Hunyuan Hy3 Preview vs Qwen3.5-9B
Hunyuan Hy3 Preview (2026) and Qwen3.5-9B (2026) are frontier reasoning models from Tencent AI Lab and Alibaba. Hunyuan Hy3 Preview ships a 262k-token context window, while Qwen3.5-9B ships a 262k-token context window. On Google-Proof Q&A, Hunyuan Hy3 Preview leads by 5.5 pts. On pricing, Hunyuan Hy3 Preview costs $0.07/1M input tokens versus $0.10/1M for the alternative. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.
Hunyuan Hy3 Preview is ~52% cheaper at $0.07/1M; pay for Qwen3.5-9B only for vision-heavy evaluation.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Hunyuan Hy3 Preview | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | reasoning-heavy apps, tool-calling agents, and provider-routed production | multimodal apps, tool-calling agents, and provider-routed production |
| Decision fit | Coding, RAG, and Agents | Coding, RAG, and Agents |
| Context window | 262k | 262k |
| Cheapest output | $0.26/1M tokens | $0.15/1M tokens |
| Provider routes | 2 tracked | 3 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | Google-Proof Q&A leader | 1 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- Hunyuan Hy3 Preview holds a shared-benchmark lead on Google-Proof Q&A, ahead by 5.5 points.
- Hunyuan Hy3 Preview uniquely exposes Reasoning in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Hunyuan Hy3 Preview for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
- Qwen3.5-9B has the lower cheapest tracked output price at $0.15/1M tokens.
- Qwen3.5-9B has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- Qwen3.5-9B uniquely exposes Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Qwen3.5-9B for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
Hunyuan Hy3 Preview
$118
Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenRouter
Qwen3.5-9B
$118
Cheapest tracked route/tier: Together AI
Estimated monthly gap: $0.30. Batch, cache, alternate speed tiers, and negotiated pricing are excluded from this local estimate.
Switch friction
- Provider overlap exists on OpenRouter; start route-level A/B tests there.
- Qwen3.5-9B is $0.11/1M tokens lower on cheapest tracked output pricing before cache, batch, or negotiated discounts.
- Check replacement coverage for Reasoning before moving production traffic.
- Qwen3.5-9B adds Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs in local capability data.
- Provider overlap exists on OpenRouter; start route-level A/B tests there.
- Hunyuan Hy3 Preview is $0.11/1M tokens higher on cheapest tracked output pricing, so quality gains need to justify the spend.
- Check replacement coverage for Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs before moving production traffic.
- Hunyuan Hy3 Preview adds Reasoning in local capability data.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026-04-22 | 2026-03-02 |
| Context window | 262k | 262k |
| Parameters | 295B | 9B |
| Architecture | Dense + MoE Hybrid | Decoder Only |
| License | Tencent Hunyuan Community License | Apache 2.0OSI-approved |
| Openness | Open weights | Open source |
| Weights | Available | Unknown |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: conditional | Commercial use: permitted |
| Knowledge cutoff | - | - |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Hunyuan Hy3 Preview | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.07/1M tokens | $0.10/1M tokens |
| Output price | $0.26/1M tokens | $0.15/1M tokens |
| Providers |
Capabilities
| Capability | Hunyuan Hy3 Preview | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | No | Yes |
| Multimodal | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| JSON / Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Structured outputs | No | Yes |
| Code execution | No | No |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
| Benchmark | Hunyuan Hy3 Preview | Qwen3.5-9B |
|---|---|---|
| Google-Proof Q&A | 87.2 | 81.7 |
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Last reviewed: 2026-06-15. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.