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Crouton Alpha vs Hy3

Updated November 14, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

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S Crouton AlphaStealth
Coding
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Overall
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Output $/M
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Hy3Tencent
Coding
No data
Overall
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Output $/M
$0.528
vs 1.05M vs 262K context window. Crouton Alpha fits 4.0x more.

Crouton Alpha or Hy3: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Crouton Alpha for a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).

Model ACrouton AlphaStealthNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved taskModel BHy3TencentNot benchmarked1 independent benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Crouton Alpha has none yet; Hy3 on LMArena WebDev, SciCode and Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Artificial Analysis run). Compare them on price and context instead.

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.

At a glance

Coding index
Crouton Alpha not benchmarked, Hy3 not benchmarked.
Widest category
None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
Widest single gap
None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
Output price
Crouton Alpha Free against Hy3 $0.528 per million output tokens.
Context window
Crouton Alpha takes 1.05M tokens, Hy3 262K.

Benchmark by benchmark

Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.

CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index8 boards measured
Coding benchmarks for Crouton Alpha and Hy3
BenchmarkCrouton AlphaHy3Leader
LMArena WebDevNot measured1505Only Hy3 measured
SciCodeNot measured48.6%Only Hy3 measured
Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured0.5%Only Hy3 measured
ALE-BenchNot measured838.6Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: codingNot measured1467Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: software and ITNot measured1464Only Hy3 measured
LMArena WebDev: ReactNot measured1506Only Hy3 measured
LMArena WebDev: HTMLNot measured1488Only Hy3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 44 boards here
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
Agentic work benchmarks for Crouton Alpha and Hy3
BenchmarkCrouton AlphaHy3Leader
Toolathlon-VerifiedNot measured56.8%Only Hy3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 43 boards here
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards measured
Reasoning benchmarks for Crouton Alpha and Hy3
BenchmarkCrouton AlphaHy3Leader
GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured89.7%Only Hy3 measured
Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured33.5%Only Hy3 measured
HLE-Diamond (Artificial Analysis run)Not measured11.6%Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: hard promptsNot measured1447Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: expertNot measured1458Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: hard prompts in EnglishNot measured1453Only Hy3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
Math benchmarks for Crouton Alpha and Hy3
BenchmarkCrouton AlphaHy3Leader
LMArena Text: mathNot measured1477Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: mathematical workNot measured1480Only Hy3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 12 boards here
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index4 boards measured
Knowledge benchmarks for Crouton Alpha and Hy3
BenchmarkCrouton AlphaHy3Leader
LMArena Text: scienceNot measured1455Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: medicine and healthcareNot measured1449Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: legal and governmentNot measured1425Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: business and financeNot measured1425Only Hy3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 17 boards here
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards measured
Web design benchmarks for Crouton Alpha and Hy3
BenchmarkCrouton AlphaHy3Leader
Design Arena: websitesNot measured1221Only Hy3 measured
Design Arena: UI componentsNot measured1196Only Hy3 measured
Design Arena: game devNot measured1197Only Hy3 measured
Design Arena: data vizNot measured1162Only Hy3 measured
Design Arena: 3DNot measured1209Only Hy3 measured
Design Arena: all code categoriesNot measured1215Only Hy3 measured
Design Arena: SVGNot measured1191Only Hy3 measured
Design Arena: ASCII artNot measured1155Only Hy3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index19 boards measured
General benchmarks for Crouton Alpha and Hy3
BenchmarkCrouton AlphaHy3Leader
Long context reasoning (AA-LCR)Not measured79.0%Only Hy3 measured
GDPval-AANot measured1069Only Hy3 measured
LMArena TextNot measured1439Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: instruction followingNot measured1426Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: creative writingNot measured1405Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: EnglishNot measured1447Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: non-EnglishNot measured1426Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: ChineseNot measured1490Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: GermanNot measured1436Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: JapaneseNot measured1395Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: KoreanNot measured1403Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: FrenchNot measured1444Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: SpanishNot measured1454Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: RussianNot measured1438Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: PolishNot measured1446Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: multi-turnNot measured1438Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: longer queriesNot measured1443Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: writing and languageNot measured1416Only Hy3 measured
LMArena Text: entertainment and mediaNot measured1405Only Hy3 measured
Neither model has a result on the other 30 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

Crouton Alpha$0.0000Fits in one request
Hy3$0.0004Fits in one request

Crouton Alpha costs less

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Crouton Alpha$0.0000Fits in one request
Hy3$0.0082Fits in one request

Crouton Alpha costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Crouton Alpha$0.0000Fits in one request
Hy3$0.032Fits in one request

Crouton Alpha 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.

Specifications of Crouton Alpha and Hy3
SpecificationCrouton AlphaTencent Hy3
MakerStealthTencent
WeightsNo public weights listedOpen weights
ReleasedNovember 3, 2026July 6, 2026
Context window1.05M262K
Input $/MtokFree$0.132
Output $/MtokFree$0.528
Coding indexNot benchmarkedNot benchmarked
Independent measurements behind it01
Cost per solved taskNot computableNot computable
SourceOpenRouter listingOpenRouter listing

Questions

Is Crouton Alpha better than Hy3 for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Crouton Alpha for a larger context window (1.05M against 262K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Crouton Alpha or Hy3?

Crouton Alpha costs Free per million input tokens and Free 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, Crouton Alpha or Hy3?

Crouton Alpha, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.

Has any benchmark tested both Crouton Alpha and Hy3?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Crouton Alpha has none yet; Hy3 on LMArena WebDev, SciCode and Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Artificial Analysis run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of November 14, 2026.

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