Model comparison

GLM-4.6 vs Hy3

Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 40.9 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 16 shared benchmarks.

GLM-4.6 Z.ai (Zhipu)

40.9

Rank #132 Confirmed

Hy3 Tencent

43.6

Rank #79 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 16 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-4.6 scores higher in 0 categories and Hy3 in 8 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in coding, where Hy3 leads 46.6 to 39.9.
  • Hy3 is cheaper at $0.13 / $0.53 per million input/output tokens, against $0.60 / $2.20 for GLM-4.6.
  • Hy3 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 205K.

Side by side

GLM-4.6 and Hy3 specifications
GLM-4.6Hy3
ProviderZ.ai (Zhipu)Tencent
Noometry Index40.943.6
Released2025-09-302026-07-06
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window205K262K
Max output131K128K
Input $ / M tokens$0.60$0.13
Output $ / M tokens$2.20$0.53
Results tracked2917

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Category by category

Coding Hy3 leads

GLM-4.6: 39.9 (#137), Hy3: 46.6 (#60)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6Hy3
LMArena WebDev13391509
LMArena Coding14491465
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)55.4%—
SciCode38.4%—
ALE-Bench340.82—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GLM-4.6: 32.1 (#60), Hy3: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6Hy3
Terminal-Bench24.5%—
Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard72.4%—

Reasoning Hy3 leads

GLM-4.6: 23.1 (#168), Hy3: 25.0 (#134)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6Hy3
LMArena Hard Prompts14401449
Kagi LLM Benchmark47.4%—
NYT Connections (extended)—41.2%
CritPt1.1%—

Math Too close to call

GLM-4.6: 36.4 (#115), Hy3: 37.4 (#98)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6Hy3
LMArena Math14311475
FrontierMath (Feb 2025 set)3.8%—
FrontierMath Tier 4 (v1)2.1%—

Knowledge Too close to call

GLM-4.6: 39.6 (#118), Hy3: 40.2 (#108)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6Hy3
LMArena Expert14321461
Vectara Hallucination Rate9.5%—

Multilingual Too close to call

GLM-4.6: 53.6 (#62), Hy3: 53.7 (#60)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6Hy3
LMArena Non-English14261427
LMArena Chinese15001496
LMArena French14591461
LMArena Korean14011390
LMArena Russian14181435
LMArena Spanish14361448
LMArena German1447—
LMArena Japanese1394—

Instruction Following Too close to call

GLM-4.6: 74.5 (#93), Hy3: 75.3 (#68)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6Hy3
LMArena Instruction Following14101425

Long Context Too close to call

GLM-4.6: 43.4 (#91), Hy3: 44.1 (#70)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6Hy3
LMArena Longer Query14231443

Writing & Preference Hy3 leads

GLM-4.6: 61.3 (#86), Hy3: 62.5 (#75)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGLM-4.6Hy3
LMArena Text14401442
LMArena Creative Writing14111399
LMArena Multi-Turn14271436
EQ-Bench Creative Writing1411—

Frequently asked questions

Is GLM-4.6 better than Hy3?

Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 40.9 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, GLM-4.6 or Hy3?

Hy3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.53 per million output tokens; GLM-4.6 lists at $0.60 and $2.20.

Is GLM-4.6 or Hy3 better for coding?

Hy3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.6 versus 39.9 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Hy3 does, with 262K tokens against 205K.

How many benchmarks do GLM-4.6 and Hy3 share?

16 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-4.6 has 29 scored results on Noometry and Hy3 has 17.

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