Hy3 vs Ministral 3 8B
Which is better for the money: Hy3 by Tencent or Ministral 3 8B 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 19.8 points higher (25.3 vs 5.5) but costs 5.4× as much to run the benchmark ($150 vs $27.5; mid-range vs budget cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Hy3 when you need intelligence above 5.5, and Ministral 3 8B when 5.5 is enough.
| Metric | Hy3 | Ministral 3 8B | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.3 | 5.5 | −78.3% Ministral 3 8B is 78.3% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $149.61 | $27.47 | −81.6% Ministral 3 8B is 81.6% cheaper |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 33.73s | 5.11s | −84.9% Ministral 3 8B is 84.9% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.56 | $0.15 / $0.15 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Ministral 3 8B vs Hy3: 78.3% less intelligence, 81.6% less cost to run the AA benchmark, and 84.9% 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 8B is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Low) scores 21.50 for $10.6.
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