Model comparison
Grok 4.1 Fast vs Hy3
Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 41.4 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
Summary
- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Grok 4.1 Fast scores higher in 1 category and Hy3 in 7 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Grok 4.1 Fast leads 43.4 to 26.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 87.4% for Grok 4.1 Fast and 41.2% for Hy3.
- Hy3 is cheaper at $0.0825 / $0.33 per million input/output tokens, against $0.20 / $0.50 for Grok 4.1 Fast.
- Hy3 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
- Hy3 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Grok 4.1 Fast | Hy3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | xAI | Tencent |
| Noometry Index | 41.4 | 44.2 |
| Released | 2025-06-27 | 2026-07-06 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 128K | 262K |
| Max output | 30K | 128K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.20 | $0.0825 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $0.33 |
| Results tracked | 32 | 19 |
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Category by category
Coding Hy3 leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 34.1 (#245), Hy3: 46.8 (#63)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1242 | 1508 |
| LMArena Coding | 1411 | 1464 |
| ALE-Bench | 394.93 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 36.3 (#39), Hy3: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| Berkeley Function Calling Leaderboard | 69.6% | — |
| τ²-bench Banking | 13.1% | — |
| LMArena Search | 1171 | — |
| Vending-Bench 2 | 1,107 | — |
Reasoning Grok 4.1 Fast leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 43.4 (#49), Hy3: 26.1 (#136)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 87.4% | 41.2% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1407 | 1447 |
| SimpleBench | 56% | — |
| DTBench | 87.7% | — |
| ForecastBench | 61 | — |
Math Hy3 leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 31.9 (#221), Hy3: 40.1 (#93)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1408 | 1475 |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | 60.9% | — |
| ProofBench | 4% | — |
Knowledge Hy3 leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 33.1 (#207), Hy3: 40.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1399 | 1460 |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | 17.8% | — |
Multimodal Not comparable
Grok 4.1 Fast: 37.0 (#76), Hy3: —
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1201 | — |
Multilingual Hy3 leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 51.0 (#114), Hy3: 53.5 (#65)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1391 | 1426 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1441 | 1493 |
| LMArena French | 1415 | 1461 |
| LMArena German | 1404 | 1439 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1349 | 1392 |
| LMArena Korean | 1361 | 1395 |
| LMArena Russian | 1387 | 1432 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1413 | 1456 |
Instruction Following Hy3 leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 72.7 (#133), Hy3: 75.1 (#70)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1376 | 1426 |
Long Context Hy3 leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 42.4 (#126), Hy3: 44.1 (#75)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1390 | 1442 |
Writing & Preference Hy3 leads
Grok 4.1 Fast: 57.2 (#131), Hy3: 62.2 (#81)
| Benchmark | Grok 4.1 Fast | Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1408 | 1439 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1394 | 1402 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1389 | 1436 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1327 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Grok 4.1 Fast better than Hy3?
Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 41.4 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Grok 4.1 Fast or Hy3?
Hy3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.0825 per million input tokens and $0.33 per million output tokens; Grok 4.1 Fast lists at $0.20 and $0.50.
Is Grok 4.1 Fast or Hy3 better for coding?
Hy3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.8 versus 34.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Hy3 does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Grok 4.1 Fast and Hy3 share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Grok 4.1 Fast has 32 scored results on Noometry and Hy3 has 19.