Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) vs Hy3
Which is better for the money: Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) by Anthropic or Hy3 by Tencent? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallbac… scores 30.7 points higher (56.0 vs 25.3) but costs 49× as much to run the benchmark ($7260 vs $150; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallbac… when you need intelligence above 25.3, and Hy3 when 25.3 is enough.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) | Hy3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 56.0 | 25.3 | −54.8% Hy3 is 54.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $7,259.50 | $149.61 | −97.9% Hy3 is 97.9% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 360.53s | 33.29s | −90.8% Hy3 is 90.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $0.14 / $0.56 | |
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Hy3 vs Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback): 54.8% less intelligence, 97.9% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 90.8% faster end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 (Max, Default Fallback) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (Xhigh, Default Fallback) scores 56.00 for $4057.
- Hy3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
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