Hy3 vs LongCat 2.0
Which is better for the money: Hy3 by Tencent or LongCat 2.0 by LongCat? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Hy3
LongCat 2.0 vs Hy3: 24.5% less intelligence, 264.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 6.8% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Hy3 | LongCat 2.0 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.3 | 19.1 | −24.5% LongCat 2.0 is 24.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $149.61 | $544.74 | +264.1% LongCat 2.0 is 3.6× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 33.29s | 35.54s | +6.8% LongCat 2.0 is 6.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.56 | $0.75 / $2.95 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Hy3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Max) scores 38.10 for $122.
- LongCat 2.0 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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