Model comparison

GPT-5.5 Instant vs Hy3

Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 42.5 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 15 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.5 Instant OpenAI

42.5

Rank #99 Confirmed

Hy3 Tencent

43.6

Rank #79 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 15 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 1 category and Hy3 in 7 categories; 3 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in math, where Hy3 leads 37.4 to 26.1.
  • Hy3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.5 Instant and Hy3 specifications
GPT-5.5 InstantHy3
ProviderOpenAITencent
Noometry Index42.543.6
Released2026-05-052026-07-06
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window—262K
Max output—128K
Input $ / M tokens—$0.13
Output $ / M tokens—$0.53
Results tracked2717

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Category by category

Coding Hy3 leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.7 (#73), Hy3: 46.6 (#60)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantHy3
LMArena Coding14331465
LMArena WebDev—1509
SciCode48.6%—

Reasoning Too close to call

GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.2 (#149), Hy3: 25.0 (#134)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantHy3
LMArena Hard Prompts14261449
NYT Connections (extended)—41.2%
CritPt0%—
Chess Puzzles12%—
Epoch Capabilities Index142.48—

Math Hy3 leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.1 (#241), Hy3: 37.4 (#98)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantHy3
LMArena Math14201475
FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3)26.3%—
FrontierMath Tier 42.4%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024-202568.1%—

Knowledge GPT-5.5 Instant leads

GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#68), Hy3: 40.2 (#108)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantHy3
LMArena Expert14091461
GPQA Diamond82.5%—

Multimodal Not comparable

GPT-5.5 Instant: 39.3 (#48), Hy3: —

Multimodal benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantHy3
LMArena Vision1250—
LMArena Document1403—

Multilingual Too close to call

GPT-5.5 Instant: 53.0 (#76), Hy3: 53.7 (#60)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantHy3
LMArena Non-English14171427
LMArena Chinese14571496
LMArena French14281461
LMArena Korean13931390
LMArena Russian14301435
LMArena Spanish14301448
LMArena German1410—
LMArena Japanese1408—

Instruction Following Too close to call

GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.4 (#94), Hy3: 75.3 (#68)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantHy3
LMArena Instruction Following14071425

Long Context Too close to call

GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#92), Hy3: 44.1 (#70)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantHy3
LMArena Longer Query14221443

Writing & Preference Too close to call

GPT-5.5 Instant: 62.0 (#81), Hy3: 62.5 (#75)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.5 InstantHy3
LMArena Text14191442
LMArena Creative Writing14201399
LMArena Multi-Turn14341436

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Hy3?

Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.6 to 42.5 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Hy3 better for coding?

Hy3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.6 versus 43.7 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Hy3 share?

15 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Hy3 has 17.

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