Model comparison
GPT-5.5 Instant vs Hy3
Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 42.7 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 17 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 17 benchmarks with published results for both. GPT-5.5 Instant scores higher in 1 category and Hy3 in 7 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in math, where Hy3 leads 40.1 to 26.5.
- Hy3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| GPT-5.5 Instant | Hy3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | OpenAI | Tencent |
| Noometry Index | 42.7 | 44.2 |
| Released | 2026-05-05 | 2026-07-06 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | — | 262K |
| Max output | — | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | — | $0.0825 |
| Output $ / M tokens | — | $0.33 |
| Results tracked | 27 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Hy3 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 44.3 (#74), Hy3: 46.8 (#63)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1433 | 1464 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1508 |
| SciCode | 48.6% | — |
Reasoning Hy3 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 24.9 (#155), Hy3: 26.1 (#136)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1426 | 1447 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 41.2% |
| CritPt | 0% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 12% | — |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 142.52 | — |
Math Hy3 leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 26.5 (#259), Hy3: 40.1 (#93)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1420 | 1475 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26.3% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 2.4% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 68.1% | — |
Knowledge GPT-5.5 Instant leads
GPT-5.5 Instant: 48.9 (#74), Hy3: 40.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1409 | 1460 |
| GPQA Diamond | 82.5% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
GPT-5.5 Instant: 40.0 (#52), Hy3: —
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1250 | — |
| LMArena Document | 1403 | — |
Multilingual Too close to call
GPT-5.5 Instant: 52.8 (#80), Hy3: 53.5 (#65)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1417 | 1426 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1456 | 1493 |
| LMArena French | 1428 | 1461 |
| LMArena German | 1411 | 1439 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1392 |
| LMArena Korean | 1392 | 1395 |
| LMArena Russian | 1431 | 1432 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1429 | 1456 |
Instruction Following Too close to call
GPT-5.5 Instant: 74.2 (#100), Hy3: 75.1 (#70)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1406 | 1426 |
Long Context Too close to call
GPT-5.5 Instant: 43.4 (#96), Hy3: 44.1 (#75)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1422 | 1442 |
Writing & Preference Too close to call
GPT-5.5 Instant: 61.8 (#85), Hy3: 62.2 (#81)
| Benchmark | GPT-5.5 Instant | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1419 | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1419 | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1433 | 1436 |
Frequently asked questions
Is GPT-5.5 Instant better than Hy3?
Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 42.7 on the Noometry Index.
Is GPT-5.5 Instant or Hy3 better for coding?
Hy3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.8 versus 44.3 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do GPT-5.5 Instant and Hy3 share?
17 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.5 Instant has 27 scored results on Noometry and Hy3 has 19.