Model comparison

GPT-5.3 Codex vs Hy3

GPT-5.3 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 44.2 on the Noometry Index. Hy3 costs 21× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.3 Codex's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Last verified . 1 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.3 Codex OpenAI

45.8

Rank #69 Reported

Hy3 Tencent

44.2

Rank #79 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. GPT-5.3 Codex scores higher in 1 category and Hy3 in 0 categories; one gap is clear of the uncertainty.
  • Hy3 is cheaper at $0.13 / $0.53 per million input/output tokens, against $1.75 / $14 for GPT-5.3 Codex.
  • GPT-5.3 Codex accepts more context: 400K tokens versus 262K.
  • Hy3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.3 Codex and Hy3 specifications
GPT-5.3 CodexHy3
ProviderOpenAITencent
Noometry Index45.844.2
Released2026-02-052026-07-06
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K262K
Max output128K128K
Input $ / M tokens$1.75$0.13
Output $ / M tokens$14$0.53
Results tracked819

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.3 Codex leads

GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.6 (#56), Hy3: 46.8 (#63)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexHy3
LMArena WebDev14091508
SWE-bench Verified74.8%—
WeirdML79.3%—
LMArena Coding—1464
ALE-Bench1,655—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: 48.0 (#9), Hy3: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexHy3
Terminal-Bench78.4%—
METR Time Horizons74.5%—
Vending-Bench 25,940—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Hy3: 26.1 (#136)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexHy3
NYT Connections (extended)—41.2%
LMArena Hard Prompts—1447
Epoch Capabilities Index156.77—

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Hy3: 40.1 (#93)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexHy3
LMArena Math—1475

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Hy3: 40.8 (#114)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexHy3
LMArena Expert—1460

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Hy3: 53.5 (#65)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexHy3
LMArena Non-English—1426
LMArena Chinese—1493
LMArena French—1461
LMArena German—1439
LMArena Japanese—1392
LMArena Korean—1395
LMArena Russian—1432
LMArena Spanish—1456

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Hy3: 75.1 (#70)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexHy3
LMArena Instruction Following—1426

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Hy3: 44.1 (#75)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexHy3
LMArena Longer Query—1442

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.3 Codex: —, Hy3: 62.2 (#81)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.3 CodexHy3
LMArena Text—1439
LMArena Creative Writing—1402
LMArena Multi-Turn—1436

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.3 Codex better than Hy3?

GPT-5.3 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.8 to 44.2 on the Noometry Index. Hy3 costs 21× less per token, which makes it the better buy when GPT-5.3 Codex's lead doesn't matter for your workload.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5.3 Codex or Hy3?

Hy3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.53 per million output tokens; GPT-5.3 Codex lists at $1.75 and $14.

Is GPT-5.3 Codex or Hy3 better for coding?

GPT-5.3 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 48.6 versus 46.8 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

GPT-5.3 Codex does, with 400K tokens against 262K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.3 Codex and Hy3 share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. GPT-5.3 Codex has 8 scored results on Noometry and Hy3 has 19.

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