Grok 4.6 (Low) vs Hy3
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.6 (Low) by SpaceXAI or Hy3 by Tencent? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Grok 4.6 (Low) scores 9.8 points higher (35.1 vs 25.3) but costs 4.1× as much to run the benchmark ($614 vs $150; premium vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Grok 4.6 (Low) when you need intelligence above 25.3, and Hy3 when 25.3 is enough.
| Metric | Grok 4.6 (Low) | Hy3 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 35.1 | 25.3 | −27.9% Hy3 is 27.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $613.92 | $149.61 | −75.6% Hy3 is 75.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 14.47s | 33.69s | +132.8% Hy3 is 132.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $2.00 / $6.00 | $0.14 / $0.56 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Hy3 vs Grok 4.6 (Low): 27.9% less intelligence, 75.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 132.8% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.6 (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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