Claude Sonnet 5 (Low) vs Hy3
Which is better for the money: Claude Sonnet 5 (Low) by Anthropic or Hy3 by Tencent? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Hy3
Hy3 vs Claude Sonnet 5 (Low): 4.1% more intelligence, 77.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 287.1% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5 (Low) | Hy3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.3 | 25.3 | +4.1% Hy3 is 4.1% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $652.70 | $149.61 | −77.1% Hy3 is 77.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 8.60s | 33.29s | +287.1% Hy3 is 287.1% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $10.0 | $0.14 / $0.56 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Claude Sonnet 5 (Low) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
- Hy3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
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