Model comparison
Hy3 vs Phi-4 Mini
Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 1.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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Tencent
MicrosoftSummary
- The widest gap is in coding, where Hy3 leads 46.8 to 28.1.
- Phi-4 Mini is cheaper at $0.075 / $0.30 per million input/output tokens, against $0.13 / $0.53 for Hy3.
- Hy3 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 128K.
Side by side
| Hy3 | Phi-4 Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Tencent | Microsoft |
| Noometry Index | 44.2 | 30.9 |
| Released | 2026-07-06 | 2024-12-11 |
| Weights | Open | Open |
| Context window | 262K | 128K |
| Max output | 128K | 4K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.13 | $0.075 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.53 | $0.30 |
| Results tracked | 19 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Hy3 leads
Hy3: 46.8 (#63), Phi-4 Mini: 28.1 (#317)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1508 | — |
| SciCode | — | 10.8% |
| LMArena Coding | 1464 | — |
Reasoning Hy3 leads
Hy3: 26.1 (#136), Phi-4 Mini: 22.4 (#195)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 41.2% | — |
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1447 | — |
Math Not comparable
Hy3: 40.1 (#93), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1475 | — |
Knowledge Hy3 leads
Hy3: 40.8 (#114), Phi-4 Mini: 25.3 (#262)
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 23.5% |
| LMArena Expert | 1460 | — |
Multilingual Not comparable
Hy3: 53.5 (#65), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| 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), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1426 | — |
Long Context Not comparable
Hy3: 44.1 (#75), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1442 | — |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Hy3: 62.2 (#81), Phi-4 Mini: —
| Benchmark | Hy3 | Phi-4 Mini |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1439 | — |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1402 | — |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1436 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Hy3 better than Phi-4 Mini?
Hy3 is the stronger model overall, scoring 44.2 to 30.9 on the Noometry Index. Phi-4 Mini costs 1.8× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Hy3's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Hy3 or Phi-4 Mini?
Phi-4 Mini is cheaper. It lists at $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Hy3 lists at $0.13 and $0.53.
Is Hy3 or Phi-4 Mini better for coding?
Hy3 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 46.8 versus 28.1 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Hy3 does, with 262K tokens against 128K.
How many benchmarks do Hy3 and Phi-4 Mini share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Hy3 has 19 scored results on Noometry and Phi-4 Mini has 3.