Hy3 vs Mistral Medium 3.5
Which is better for the money: Hy3 by Tencent or Mistral Medium 3.5 by Mistral? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-25.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Hy3
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Hy3: 43.9% less intelligence, 744.7% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 47.3% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Hy3 | Mistral Medium 3.5 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.3 | 14.2 | −43.9% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 43.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $149.61 | $1,263.80 | +744.7% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 8.4× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 33.73s | 17.77s | −47.3% Mistral Medium 3.5 is 47.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.56 | $1.50 / $7.50 | |
| Input modalities | Text | Text, Image |
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 Medium 3.5 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (Max) scores 51.80 for $1082.
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