Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite vs Hy3
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite by Google or Hy3 by Tencent? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Hy3
Hy3 vs Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite: 14.0% more intelligence, 59.1% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 289.8% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite | Hy3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 22.2 | 25.3 | +14.0% Hy3 is 14.0% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $365.63 | $149.61 | −59.1% Hy3 is 59.1% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 8.50s | 33.13s | +289.8% Hy3 is 289.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.30 / $2.50 | $0.14 / $0.56 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Speech, Video | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Medium) scores 47.80 for $361.
- Hy3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
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