Model comparison
Granite 4.0 Micro vs Hy3
Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 5.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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TencentSummary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Hy3 leads 40.8 to 9.9.
- Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper at $0.017 / $0.11 per million input/output tokens, against $0.13 / $0.53 for Hy3.
- Hy3 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| Granite 4.0 Micro | Hy3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | IBM | Tencent |
| Noometry Index | 29.0 | 44.2 |
| Released | 2025-10-02 | 2026-07-06 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 131K | 262K |
| Max output | 118K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.017 | $0.13 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.11 | $0.53 |
| Results tracked | 8 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Hy3: 46.8 (#63)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1508 |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1464 |
Reasoning Hy3 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 19.2 (#265), Hy3: 26.1 (#136)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 41.2% |
| Chess Puzzles | 0% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1447 |
Math Hy3 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 12.0 (#307), Hy3: 40.1 (#93)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 2.8% | — |
| Omni-MATH | 20.9% | — |
| LMArena Math | — | 1475 |
Knowledge Hy3 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 9.9 (#304), Hy3: 40.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 28.3% | — |
| MMLU-Pro | 39.5% | — |
| GPQA (HELM) | 30.7% | — |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1460 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Hy3: 53.5 (#65)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Hy3 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 69.9 (#169), Hy3: 75.1 (#70)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| IFEval | 84.9% | — |
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1426 |
Long Context Not comparable
Granite 4.0 Micro: —, Hy3: 44.1 (#75)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1442 |
Writing & Preference Hy3 leads
Granite 4.0 Micro: 46.7 (#216), Hy3: 62.2 (#81)
| Benchmark | Granite 4.0 Micro | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1402 |
| WildBench | 67% | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1436 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Granite 4.0 Micro better than Hy3?
Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 29.0 on the Noometry Index. Granite 4.0 Micro costs 5.6× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Granite 4.0 Micro or Hy3?
Granite 4.0 Micro is cheaper. It lists at $0.017 per million input tokens and $0.11 per million output tokens; Hy3 lists at $0.13 and $0.53.
Which has the bigger context window?
Hy3 does, with 262K tokens against 131K.
How many benchmarks do Granite 4.0 Micro and Hy3 share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Granite 4.0 Micro has 8 scored results on Noometry and Hy3 has 19.