Hy3 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning)
Which is better for the money: Hy3 by Tencent or Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) by NVIDIA? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-27.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Hy3
Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) vs Hy3: 9.5% less intelligence, 296.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 54.6% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Hy3 | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.3 | 22.9 | −9.5% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 9.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $150.27 | $596.33 | +296.8% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 4.0× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 32.50s | 14.75s | −54.6% Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B… is 54.6% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.56 | $0.60 / $2.70 | |
| 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.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6.1 Sol (High) scores 50.20 for $521.
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