Hy3 vs Trinity Large Thinking
Which is better for the money: Hy3 by Tencent or Trinity Large Thinking by Arcee AI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-08-17.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Hy3
Trinity Large Thinking vs Hy3: 55.7% less intelligence, 172.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 64.1% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Hy3 | Trinity Large Thinking | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 42.2 | 18.7 | −55.7% Trinity Large Thinking is 55.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $93.60 | $254.72 | +172.1% Trinity Large Thinking is 2.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 37.54s | 13.49s | −64.1% Trinity Large Thinking is 64.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.14 / $0.56 | $0.23 / $0.88 | |
| Input modalities | Not reported | Not reported |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Hy3 is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-5.6 Luna (high) scores 47.00 for $55.0.
- Trinity Large Thinking is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-5.6 Luna (max) scores 52.30 for $172.
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