Hy3 alternatives
Quick answer · Updated July 2026
The closest alternative to Hy3 is Qwen3.5 397B A17B — comparable intelligence (33.7 vs 33.6); for a cheaper option, DeepSeek V4 Flash runs $0.090/M vs $0.140/M; for more speed, GLM 4.7 hits 390 t/s; and the best open-weight substitute is GLM 5.2.
Closest match
Cheaper alternatives
deepseek-v4-flash
$0.090/M input · 40.3 intel
mimo-v2.5
$0.105/M input · 40.1 intel
minimax-m2.5
$0.120/M input · 33.7 intel
hy3:free
Free/M input · 33.6 intel
ring-2.6-1t
$0.075/M input · 30.6 intel
ling-2.6-1t
$0.075/M input · 26.1 intel
Faster alternatives
Smarter alternatives
Open-source alternatives
glm-5.2
51.1 intel · open weights · 1.0M ctx
minimax-m3
44.4 intel · open weights · 1.0M ctx
deepseek-v4-pro
44.3 intel · open weights · 1.0M ctx
kimi-k2.6
42.8 intel · open weights · 262K ctx
mimo-v2.5-pro
42.2 intel · open weights · 1.0M ctx
kimi-k2.7-code
41.9 intel · open weights · 262K ctx
Frequently asked
What is the best alternative to Hy3?
Qwen3.5 397B A17B is the closest alternative to Hy3, with an Intelligence Index of 33.7 (Hy3 scores 33.6) at $0.385 per million input tokens.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Hy3?
Yes — DeepSeek V4 Flash costs $0.090 per million input tokens versus $0.140 for Hy3, while staying within ~8 points of its Intelligence Index.
Is there an open-source alternative to Hy3?
GLM 5.2 is the strongest open-weight alternative to Hy3 — downloadable from Hugging Face and self-hostable, scoring 51.1 on intelligence.