GLM-5.3 (Max) vs Hy3
Which is better for the money: GLM-5.3 (Max) by Z AI 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
GLM-5.3 (Max) scores 19.5 points higher (44.8 vs 25.3) but costs 17× as much to run the benchmark ($2503 vs $150; flagship vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick GLM-5.3 (Max) when you need intelligence above 25.3, and Hy3 when 25.3 is enough.
| Metric | GLM-5.3 (Max) | Hy3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 44.8 | 25.3 | −43.5% Hy3 is 43.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $2,503.48 | $149.61 | −94.0% Hy3 is 94.0% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 31.61s | 33.29s | +5.3% Hy3 is 5.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.40 / $4.40 | $0.14 / $0.56 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Hy3 vs GLM-5.3 (Max): 43.5% less intelligence, 94.0% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 5.3% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GLM-5.3 (Max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, Claude Opus 5.5 (High, Default Fallback) scores 53.60 for $2172.
- Hy3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
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