Model comparison
Hy3 vs Ministral 3B
Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 2.3× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Summary
- The widest gap is in knowledge, where Hy3 leads 40.8 to 10.4.
- Ministral 3B is cheaper at $0.10 / $0.10 per million input/output tokens, against $0.13 / $0.53 for Hy3.
- Hy3 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 131K.
Side by side
| Hy3 | Ministral 3B | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | Mistral AI |
| Noometry Index | 44.2 | 26.2 |
| Released | 2026-07-06 | 2024-10-01 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 131K |
| Max output | 128K | 262K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.13 | $0.10 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.53 | $0.10 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 6 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Hy3: 46.8 (#63), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1508 | — |
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | — |
Reasoning Hy3 leads
Hy3: 26.1 (#136), Ministral 3B: 18.4 (#282)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 41.2% | — |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1447 | — |
| DTBench | — | 51.7% |
| LMCA | — | 5.5% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 118.1 |
Math Hy3 leads
Hy3: 40.1 (#93), Ministral 3B: 26.6 (#258)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1475 | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 14.4% |
Knowledge Hy3 leads
Hy3: 40.8 (#114), Ministral 3B: 10.4 (#302)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 25.3% |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 7.3% |
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Hy3: 53.5 (#65), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Not comparable
Hy3: 75.1 (#70), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Hy3: 44.1 (#75), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1442 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Hy3: 62.2 (#81), Ministral 3B: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Ministral 3B |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1439 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hy3 better than Ministral 3B?
Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 26.2 on the Noometry Index. Ministral 3B costs 2.3× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Hy3 or Ministral 3B?
Ministral 3B is cheaper. It lists at $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.10 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 Hy3 and Ministral 3B share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy3 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Ministral 3B has 6.