Compare/Hy3-preview (Reasoning) vs Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)

Hy3-preview (Reasoning)vsQwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Tencent

Hy3-preview (Reasoning)

Input
$0.123/M
Output
$0.43/M
Speed
123 tok/s
TTFT
2.43s
Alibaba

Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.11/M
Output
$0.42/M
Speed
139 tok/s
TTFT
0.95s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)
Benchmarks (7-5)
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricHy3-preview (Reasoning)Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.123$0.11
Output ($/M tokens)$0.43$0.42
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)$0.17
Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)$0.15

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)
123 tok/s
Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)
139 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)
2.43s
Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)
0.95s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
41.96.8
Coding Index
36.52.3
Math Index
7.3
GPQA Diamond
86.7%28.3%
MMLU-Pro
41.1%
LiveCodeBench
12.6%
AIME 2025
7.3%
MATH-500
71.7%
Humanity's Last Exam
25.5%5.2%
SciCode
41.2%6.9%
IFBench
63.1%21.1%
TerminalBench
34.1%0.0%
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)7 wins
5 winsQwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Hy3-preview (Reasoning) or Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)?

Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.19/M tokens vs $0.20/M for Hy3-preview (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Hy3-preview (Reasoning) wins 7 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 139 tok/s vs 123 tok/s. However, Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.95s vs 2.43s).

When should I use Hy3-preview (Reasoning) vs Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning) for lower cost, Hy3-preview (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.