Nova Lite 1.0 vs Hy3
Updated October 21, 2026. 30 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Nova Lite 1.0 has the edge where output tokens cost 2.2x less, and where the context window is larger, 300K against 262K tokens.
- Shared results
- 30
- Nova Lite 1.0 only
- 11
- Hy3 only
- 14
- Like-for-like categories
- 5 of 9
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results only one model has describe coverage, not superiority.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Nova Lite 1.0 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 6.7.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Hy3 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1230.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
Nova Lite 1.0
Nova Lite 1.0 takes 300K tokens against 262K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova Lite 1.0
Nova Lite 1.0 $0.0002, Hy3 $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Nova Lite 1.0 not benchmarked, Hy3 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- Math, 41.2 points apart on average over 2 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): Nova Lite 1.0 19.0% against Hy3 79.0%, 60.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Nova Lite 1.0 $0.24 against Hy3 $0.528 per million output tokens, 2.2x apart.
- Context window
- Nova Lite 1.0 takes 300K tokens, Hy3 262K.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | Nova Lite 1.0 | Bars | Hy3 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 2 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 5 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 4 | ||
| General | 0 | 17 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 30 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1507 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 16.7% | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 48.6% | Only Hy3 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 0.8% | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 838.6 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1239 | 1466 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1241 | 1463 | Hy3 |
| LMArena WebDev: React | Not measured | 1511 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | Not measured | 1487 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 29 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 6.7 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 17.5% | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 43.3% | 89.7% | Hy3 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.3% | 33.5% | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1220 | 1447 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1201 | 1461 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1226 | 1455 | Hy3 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 7.0 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 7.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1227 | 1473 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1235 | 1482 | Hy3 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
KnowledgeLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index04
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 59.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| MMLU | 77.0% | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1232 | 1457 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1213 | 1452 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1238 | 1422 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1219 | 1424 | Hy3 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 11 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1230 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1207 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1208 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1163 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1233 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1227 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | Not measured | 1200 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1157 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index017
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 34.1% | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 19.0% | 79.0% | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text | 1229 | 1438 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1205 | 1426 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1197 | 1403 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Vision | 990 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1243 | 1448 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1208 | 1426 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1225 | 1485 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: German | 1229 | 1449 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1153 | 1397 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1153 | 1396 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: French | 1238 | 1456 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1226 | 1457 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1216 | 1432 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1447 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1199 | 1436 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1234 | 1442 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1211 | 1414 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1176 | 1400 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Vision: English | 999 | Not measured | Only Nova Lite 1.0 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 25 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Nova Lite 1.0 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Nova Lite 1.0 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Nova Lite 1.0 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Nova Lite 1.0 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | Amazon Nova Lite 1.0 | Tencent Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Amazon | Tencent |
| Weights | No public weights listed | Open weights |
| Released | December 5, 2024 | July 6, 2026 |
| Context window | 300K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.06 | $0.132 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.24 | $0.528 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Nova Lite 1.0 better than Hy3 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Nova Lite 1.0 has the edge where output tokens cost 2.2x less, and where the context window is larger, 300K against 262K tokens.
Which is cheaper, Nova Lite 1.0 or Hy3?
Nova Lite 1.0 costs $0.06 per million input tokens and $0.24 per million output tokens; Hy3 costs $0.132 and $0.528. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Nova Lite 1.0 or Hy3?
Nova Lite 1.0, with 300K tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks is the Nova Lite 1.0 vs Hy3 comparison based on?
30 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. Nova Lite 1.0's coding index rests on 0 independent benchmarks and Hy3's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.