Model comparison
Hy3 vs Inkling-Small
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 44.2 on the Noometry Index. Hy3 costs 2.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Inkling-Small's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
TencentSummary
- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Hy3 scores higher in 5 categories and Inkling-Small in 3 categories; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Inkling-Small leads 38.6 to 26.1.
- Hy3 is cheaper at $0.13 / $0.53 per million input/output tokens, against $0.45 / $1.20 for Inkling-Small.
- Inkling-Small accepts more context: 524K tokens versus 262K.
Side by side
| Hy3 | Inkling-Small | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Noometry Index | 44.2 | 46.5 |
| Released | 2026-07-06 | 2026-07-15 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 524K |
| Max output | 128K | 1.05M |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.13 | $0.45 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.53 | $1.20 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 33 |
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Category by category
Coding Hy3 leads
Hy3: 46.8 (#63), Inkling-Small: 43.6 (#85)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1508 | 1409 |
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | 1451 |
| SciCode | — | 48.7% |
Reasoning Inkling-Small leads
Hy3: 26.1 (#136), Inkling-Small: 38.6 (#63)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1447 | 1423 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 40.1% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 41.2% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 84% |
| CritPt | — | 8.3% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 18% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 150.15 |
Math Inkling-Small leads
Hy3: 40.1 (#93), Inkling-Small: 45.1 (#77)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1475 | 1459 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 46.3% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 17.1% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 90% |
| ProofBench | — | 6% |
Knowledge Inkling-Small leads
Hy3: 40.8 (#114), Inkling-Small: 48.2 (#77)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | 1442 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 88.5% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 19.1% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Hy3: —, Inkling-Small: 39.1 (#62)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | — | 1235 |
Multilingual Hy3 leads
Hy3: 53.5 (#65), Inkling-Small: 51.7 (#104)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1426 | 1402 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1493 | 1465 |
| LMArena French | 1461 | 1436 |
| LMArena German | 1439 | 1405 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1392 | 1405 |
| LMArena Korean | 1395 | 1363 |
| LMArena Russian | 1432 | 1391 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1456 | 1428 |
Instruction Following Hy3 leads
Hy3: 75.1 (#70), Inkling-Small: 73.8 (#114)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | 1399 |
Long Context Hy3 leads
Hy3: 44.1 (#75), Inkling-Small: 42.7 (#118)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1442 | 1401 |
Writing & Preference Hy3 leads
Hy3: 62.2 (#81), Inkling-Small: 59.6 (#107)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1439 | 1414 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | 1331 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | 1418 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1491 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hy3 better than Inkling-Small?
Inkling-Small is the stronger model overall, scoring 46.5 to 44.2 on the Noometry Index. Hy3 costs 2.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Inkling-Small's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Hy3 or Inkling-Small?
Hy3 is cheaper. It lists at $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.53 per million output tokens; Inkling-Small lists at $0.45 and $1.20.
Is Hy3 or Inkling-Small better for coding?
Hy3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.8 versus 43.6 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Inkling-Small does, with 524K tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Hy3 and Inkling-Small share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy3 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Inkling-Small has 33.