Model comparison
GLM-5.2 vs Hy3
GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 44.2 on the Noometry Index. Hy3 costs 15× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
TencentSummary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. GLM-5.2 scores higher in 8 categories and Hy3 in 0 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where GLM-5.2 leads 57.1 to 40.8.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 74.3% for GLM-5.2 and 41.2% for Hy3.
- Hy3 is cheaper at $0.0825 / $0.33 per million input/output tokens, against $1.40 / $4.40 for GLM-5.2.
- GLM-5.2 accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| GLM-5.2 | Hy3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu) | Tencent |
| Noometry Index | 51.1 | 44.2 |
| Released | 2026-06-13 | 2026-07-06 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 1M | 262K |
| Max output | 131K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1.40 | $0.0825 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $4.40 | $0.33 |
| Results tracked | 51 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding GLM-5.2 leads
GLM-5.2: 51.3 (#41), Hy3: 46.8 (#63)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1603 | 1508 |
| LMArena Coding | 1485 | 1464 |
| SWE-bench Verified | 78.7% | — |
| DeepSWE | 43.8% | — |
| FrontierCode | 24.5% | — |
| SciCode | 50.5% | — |
| WeirdML | 70.1% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 1,047 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
GLM-5.2: 32.4 (#63), Hy3: —
| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | 45.2% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 37.1% | — |
| PostTrainBench | 31.7% | — |
| GBAEval | 0% | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 8,314 | — |
Reasoning GLM-5.2 leads
GLM-5.2: 42.3 (#52), Hy3: 26.1 (#136)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 74.3% | 41.2% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1480 | 1447 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 22.8% | — |
| SimpleBench | 58.8% | — |
| Kagi LLM Benchmark | 62.6% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 77% | — |
| CritPt | 20.9% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 21% | — |
| EBR-Bench | 9.5% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| DTBench | 93.6% | — |
| LMCA | 45.8% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 55.6% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 151.78 | — |
Math GLM-5.2 leads
GLM-5.2: 55.7 (#43), Hy3: 40.1 (#93)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1482 | 1475 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 59.2% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 29.3% | — |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 67.6% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 86.4% | — |
| ProofBench | 35% | — |
Knowledge GLM-5.2 leads
GLM-5.2: 57.1 (#40), Hy3: 40.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1486 | 1460 |
| GPQA Diamond | 91.9% | — |
| SimpleQA Verified | 34.2% | — |
Multilingual GLM-5.2 leads
GLM-5.2: 55.8 (#26), Hy3: 53.5 (#65)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1459 | 1426 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1519 | 1493 |
| LMArena French | 1479 | 1461 |
| LMArena German | 1468 | 1439 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1451 | 1392 |
| LMArena Korean | 1445 | 1395 |
| LMArena Russian | 1466 | 1432 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1477 | 1456 |
Instruction Following GLM-5.2 leads
GLM-5.2: 76.9 (#34), Hy3: 75.1 (#70)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1465 | 1426 |
Long Context GLM-5.2 leads
GLM-5.2: 45.3 (#43), Hy3: 44.1 (#75)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1479 | 1442 |
Writing & Preference GLM-5.2 leads
GLM-5.2: 70.4 (#21), Hy3: 62.2 (#81)
| Benchmark | GLM-5.2 | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1470 | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1462 | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1469 | 1436 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1757 | — |
| EQ-Bench 4 | 1222 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is GLM-5.2 better than Hy3?
GLM-5.2 is the stronger model overall, scoring 51.1 to 44.2 on the Noometry Index. Hy3 costs 15× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GLM-5.2's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, GLM-5.2 or Hy3?
Hy3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.0825 per million input tokens and $0.33 per million output tokens; GLM-5.2 lists at $1.40 and $4.40.
Is GLM-5.2 or Hy3 better for coding?
GLM-5.2 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.3 versus 46.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
GLM-5.2 does, with 1M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do GLM-5.2 and Hy3 share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. GLM-5.2 has 51 scored results on Noometry and Hy3 has 19.