Hy3 vs Ministral 3 3B
Which is better for the money: Hy3 by Tencent or Ministral 3 3B by Mistral? 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
Hy3 scores 20.5 points higher (25.3 vs 4.8) but costs 12× as much to run the benchmark ($150 vs $12.2; mid-range vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Hy3 when you need intelligence above 4.8, and Ministral 3 3B when 4.8 is enough.
| Metric | Hy3 | Ministral 3 3B | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.3 | 4.8 | −81.0% Ministral 3 3B is 81.0% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $149.61 | $12.23 | −91.8% Ministral 3 3B is 91.8% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 33.73s | 3.06s | −90.9% Ministral 3 3B is 90.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.56 | $0.10 / $0.10 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Ministral 3 3B vs Hy3: 81.0% less intelligence, 91.8% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 90.9% faster end-to-end.
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.
- Ministral 3 3B is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
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