Model comparison

Hy3 vs Longcat Flash Chat

Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 42.1 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.

Hy3 Tencent

44.2

Rank #79 Confirmed

Longcat Flash Chat Meituan

42.1

Rank #120 Confirmed

Summary

  • They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Hy3 scores higher in 8 categories and Longcat Flash Chat in 0 categories; 4 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
  • The widest gap is in reasoning, where Hy3 leads 26.1 to 19.0.
  • The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 41.2% for Hy3 and 17.7% for Longcat Flash Chat.

Side by side

Hy3 and Longcat Flash Chat specifications
Hy3Longcat Flash Chat
ProviderTencentMeituan
Noometry Index44.242.1
Released2026-07-06—
WeightsOpenOpen
Context window262K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$0.0825—
Output $ / M tokens$0.33—
Results tracked1919

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Category by category

Coding Hy3 leads

Hy3: 46.8 (#63), Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#87)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkHy3Longcat Flash Chat
LMArena Coding14641471
LMArena WebDev1508—

Reasoning Hy3 leads

Hy3: 26.1 (#136), Longcat Flash Chat: 19.0 (#272)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkHy3Longcat Flash Chat
NYT Connections (extended)41.2%17.7%
LMArena Hard Prompts14471440
Kagi LLM Benchmark—43.9%

Math Too close to call

Hy3: 40.1 (#93), Longcat Flash Chat: 39.4 (#107)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkHy3Longcat Flash Chat
LMArena Math14751442

Knowledge Too close to call

Hy3: 40.8 (#114), Longcat Flash Chat: 40.6 (#116)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkHy3Longcat Flash Chat
LMArena Expert14601454

Multilingual Hy3 leads

Hy3: 53.5 (#65), Longcat Flash Chat: 51.9 (#101)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkHy3Longcat Flash Chat
LMArena Non-English14261404
LMArena Chinese14931465
LMArena French14611456
LMArena German14391408
LMArena Japanese13921373
LMArena Korean13951371
LMArena Russian14321395
LMArena Spanish14561445

Instruction Following Too close to call

Hy3: 75.1 (#70), Longcat Flash Chat: 74.4 (#96)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkHy3Longcat Flash Chat
LMArena Instruction Following14261411

Long Context Too close to call

Hy3: 44.1 (#75), Longcat Flash Chat: 43.5 (#93)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkHy3Longcat Flash Chat
LMArena Longer Query14421425

Writing & Preference Hy3 leads

Hy3: 62.2 (#81), Longcat Flash Chat: 61.0 (#91)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkHy3Longcat Flash Chat
LMArena Text14391427
LMArena Creative Writing14021388
LMArena Multi-Turn14361418

Frequently asked questions

Is Hy3 better than Longcat Flash Chat?

Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 42.1 on the Noometry Index.

Is Hy3 or Longcat Flash Chat better for coding?

Hy3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.8 versus 43.5 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do Hy3 and Longcat Flash Chat share?

18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy3 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Longcat Flash Chat has 19.

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