Compare/Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B vs Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning)

Qwen2.5 Instruct 72BvsHy3-preview (Non-reasoning)

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

Alibaba

Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B

Input
$0.475/M
Output
$0.495/M
Speed
TTFT
Tencent

Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning)

Input
$0.123/M
Output
$0.43/M
Speed
191 tok/s
TTFT
1.85s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning)
Lower Latency
Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B
Benchmarks (5-6)
Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricQwen2.5 Instruct 72BHy3-preview (Non-reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.475$0.123
Output ($/M tokens)$0.495$0.43
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B$0.52
Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning)$0.17

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B
Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning)
191 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B
Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning)
1.85s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
9.626.1
Coding Index
Math Index
14.0
GPQA Diamond
49.1%73.2%
MMLU-Pro
72.0%
LiveCodeBench
27.6%
AIME 2025
14.0%
MATH-500
85.8%
Humanity's Last Exam
4.2%6.3%
SciCode
26.7%39.4%
IFBench
36.9%48.0%
TerminalBench
4.5%31.8%
Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B5 wins
6 winsHy3-preview (Non-reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B or Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning)?

Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.20/M tokens vs $0.48/M for Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning) generates tokens faster at 191 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B also has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.85s).

When should I use Qwen2.5 Instruct 72B vs Hy3-preview (Non-reasoning)?

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