Mistral Small 3 vs Hy3
Mistral Small 3 costs 6.6x less per output token than Hy3 ($0.08 vs $0.528 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; 29 benchmarks have a result for both.
Mistral Small 3 or Hy3: which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Mistral Small 3 for output tokens 6.6x cheaper ($0.08 vs $0.528 per million) and work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.
- Shared results
- 29
- Mistral Small 3 only
- 7
- Hy3 only
- 15
- Like-for-like categories
- 5 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
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 Mistral Small 3 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
Hy3
Hy3 takes 262K tokens against 33K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Mistral Small 3
Mistral Small 3 $0.0001, Hy3 $0.0004 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Mistral Small 3 not benchmarked, Hy3 not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- General, 39.9 points apart on average over 16 shared benchmarks.
- Widest single gap
- Long context reasoning (AA-LCR): Mistral Small 3 0.0% against Hy3 79.0%, 79.0 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- Mistral Small 3 $0.08 against Hy3 $0.528 per million output tokens, 6.6x apart.
- Context window
- Mistral Small 3 takes 33K 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 | Mistral Small 3 | Bars | Hy3 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 2 | ||
| Reasoning | 0 | 5 | ||
| Math | 0 | 2 | ||
| Knowledge | 0 | 4 | ||
| General | 0 | 16 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 29 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index02
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | Not measured | 1507 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 25.2% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 3 measured |
| SciCode | Not measured | 48.6% | Only Hy3 measured |
| ALE-Bench | Not measured | 838.6 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1246 | 1466 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1248 | 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 31 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | 6.7 | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 3 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 | Mistral Small 3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 19.6% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 3 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 40 boards here | |||
ReasoningLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index05
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 46.2% | 89.7% | Hy3 |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 3.8% | 33.5% | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1233 | 1447 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1202 | 1461 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1243 | 1455 | Hy3 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here | |||
MathLike-for-likePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index02
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Math Index | 4.3 | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 3 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 4.3% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 3 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1240 | 1473 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1243 | 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 | Mistral Small 3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 65.2% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 3 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1235 | 1457 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1215 | 1452 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1219 | 1422 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1205 | 1424 | Hy3 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1230 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1204 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1208 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | Not measured | 1164 | Only Hy3 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1232 | 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 | 1152 | 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 index016
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | Hy3 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| IFBench | 26.4% | Not measured | Only Mistral Small 3 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 0.0% | 79.0% | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text | 1234 | 1438 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1214 | 1426 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1194 | 1403 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: English | 1256 | 1448 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1198 | 1426 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1204 | 1485 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: German | 1211 | 1449 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1111 | 1397 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1188 | 1396 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: French | 1204 | 1456 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | Not measured | 1457 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1216 | 1432 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: Polish | Not measured | 1447 | Only Hy3 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1217 | 1436 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1246 | 1442 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1214 | 1414 | Hy3 |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1184 | 1400 | Hy3 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 27 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | Mistral Small 3 | 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
Mistral Small 3 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Mistral Small 3 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Mistral Small 3 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 | Mistral Small 3 | Tencent Hy3 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Mistral AI | Tencent |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | January 30, 2025 | July 6, 2026 |
| Context window | 33K | 262K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.05 | $0.132 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.08 | $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 Mistral Small 3 better than Hy3 for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Mistral Small 3 for output tokens 6.6x cheaper ($0.08 vs $0.528 per million) and work measured by LMArena Text: coding or LMArena Text: software and IT, where it leads.
Which is cheaper, Mistral Small 3 or Hy3?
Mistral Small 3 costs $0.05 per million input tokens and $0.08 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, Mistral Small 3 or Hy3?
Hy3, with 262K tokens against 33K.
How many benchmarks is the Mistral Small 3 vs Hy3 comparison based on?
29 benchmarks have a result for both models as of October 22, 2026. Mistral Small 3'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.