DeepSeek V3 vs Hy3
Updated October 21, 2026. 7 benchmarks have a result for both. Coding is ranked on the Vibe Coding Index; every other board is shown as published.
Decision reading
DeepSeek V3 scores 70.2 and Hy3 43.9 on the Vibe Coding Index, but no coding benchmark measured both, so the gap is directional, not a ranking.
Pick Hy3 when output tokens cost 1.9x less, or when the context window is larger, 262K against 164K tokens.
- Shared results
- 7
- DeepSeek V3 only
- 6
- Hy3 only
- 37
- Like-for-like categories
- 1 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, four public coding benchmarks
No call
70.2 against 43.9, from different benchmarks with none in common.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
Hy3
Hy3 leads, 1230 against 1120.
Same board, both measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Hy3
Hy3 takes 262K tokens against 164K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Hy3
DeepSeek V3 $0.0008, Hy3 $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V3 70.2 from 1 benchmark, Hy3 43.9 from 1 benchmark.
- Widest category
- Web design, 16.8 points apart on average over 7 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Design Arena: SVG: DeepSeek V3 976 against Hy3 1199, 27.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V3 $1.0287 against Hy3 $0.528 per million output tokens, 1.9x apart.
- Context window
- DeepSeek V3 takes 164K 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 | DeepSeek V3 | Bars | Hy3 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Web design | 0 | 7 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 7 |
CodingDirectional onlyFour of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index9 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aider polyglot | 70.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| SWE-bench Lite | 30.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1507 | Only Hy3 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 48.6% | Only Hy3 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 838.6 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | Not measured | 1466 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | Not measured | 1463 | Only Hy3 measured |
| 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 | |||
IntelligenceNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 2 boards here | |||
Agentic workNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 39 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 89.7% | Only Hy3 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 33.5% | Only Hy3 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Epoch AI run) | 71.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | Not measured | 1447 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | Not measured | 1461 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | Not measured | 1455 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 15 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME | 48.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | Not measured | 1473 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | Not measured | 1482 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 10 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text: science | Not measured | 1457 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | Not measured | 1452 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | Not measured | 1422 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | Not measured | 1424 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Web designLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index07
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1120 | 1230 | Hy3 |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1093 | 1205 | Hy3 |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1054 | 1208 | Hy3 |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1089 | 1163 | Hy3 |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1087 | 1233 | Hy3 |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1108 | 1227 | Hy3 |
| Design Arena: SVG | 976 | 1199 | Hy3 |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | Not measured | 1157 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index20 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | Not measured | 79.0% | Only Hy3 measured |
| DTBench | 62.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| LMCA | 15.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3 measured |
| LMArena Text | Not measured | 1438 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | Not measured | 1426 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | Not measured | 1403 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | Not measured | 1448 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | Not measured | 1426 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | Not measured | 1485 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | Not measured | 1449 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | Not measured | 1397 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | Not measured | 1396 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | Not measured | 1456 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1457 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | Not measured | 1432 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1447 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | Not measured | 1436 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | Not measured | 1442 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | Not measured | 1414 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | Not measured | 1400 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 26 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3 | 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
Hy3 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Hy3 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Hy3 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 | DeepSeek V3 | Tencent Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | Tencent |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | December 26, 2024 | July 6, 2026 |
| Context window | 164K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.2574 | $0.132 |
| Output $/Mtok | $1.0287 | $0.528 |
| Coding index | 70.2 | 43.9 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 1 | 1 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V3 better than Hy3 for coding?
DeepSeek V3 scores 70.2 and Hy3 43.9 on the Vibe Coding Index, but no coding benchmark measured both, so the gap is directional, not a ranking. Pick Hy3 when output tokens cost 1.9x less, or when the context window is larger, 262K against 164K tokens.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3 or Hy3?
DeepSeek V3 costs $0.2574 per million input tokens and $1.0287 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, DeepSeek V3 or Hy3?
Hy3, with 262K tokens against 164K.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3 vs Hy3 comparison based on?
7 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 21, 2026. DeepSeek V3's coding index rests on 1 independent benchmark and Hy3's on 1. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.