Hy3 vs Mistral Large 4 Preview
Which is better for the money: Hy3 by Tencent or Mistral Large 4 Preview by Mistral? 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
Mistral Large 4 Preview scores 13.1 points higher (38.4 vs 25.3) but costs 11× as much to run the benchmark ($1608 vs $150; premium vs mid-range cost classes). They are not alternatives at one budget: pick Mistral Large 4 Preview when you need intelligence above 25.3, and Hy3 when 25.3 is enough.
| Metric | Hy3 | Mistral Large 4 Preview | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.3 | 38.4 | +51.8% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 51.8% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $149.61 | $1,607.86 | +974.7% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 11× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 33.29s | 27.12s | −18.5% Mistral Large 4 Previ… is 18.5% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.56 | $1.36 / $4.18 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
Mistral Large 4 Preview vs Hy3: 51.8% more intelligence, 974.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 18.5% 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.
- Mistral Large 4 Preview is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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