AI model comparison

Hy3 vs GLM 5

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

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Tencent

Hy3

Hy3 is a 295B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model from Tencent (21B active, 192 experts with top-8 routing) built for reasoning, agentic workflows, and real-world production use.

Input / 1M
$0.13
Output / 1M
$0.53
Context
262K
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Z.ai

GLM 5

GLM-5 is Z.ai’s flagship open-source foundation model engineered for complex systems design and long-horizon agent workflows.

Input / 1M
$0.60
Output / 1M
$1.92
Context
205K

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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Hy3

4.1x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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GLM 5

27.9 vs 25.3 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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Hy3

262K vs 205K tokens

Newer release

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Hy3

Released July 6, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

tencent logoHy325.3
z-ai logoGLM 527.9

Coding index

tencent logoHy358.8
z-ai logoGLM 5Not available

Agentic index

tencent logoHy324.1
z-ai logoGLM 5Not available

Pricing

Hy3 vs GLM 5 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metrictencent logoHy3z-ai logoGLM 5
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.13$0.60
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.53$1.92
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.03$0.12
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot availableNot available

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

tencent logoHy3$0.53
z-ai logoGLM 5$2.16

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

tencent logoHy3$6.07$3.10 cached
z-ai logoGLM 5$25.68$11.28 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

tencent logoHy3$20.86$6.01 cached
z-ai logoGLM 5$93.84$21.84 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metrictencent logoHy3z-ai logoGLM 5
Context window262K tokens205K tokens
Max output128K tokens128K tokens
Input typesTextText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsHigh, Low, NoneNot available
Default reasoning effortHighNot available
Release dateJuly 6, 2026February 11, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metrictencent logoHy3z-ai logoGLM 5
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

Hy3 is 4.1x cheaper for a typical chat. GLM 5 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (27.9 vs 25.3). Hy3 has the larger context window (262K vs 205K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Hy3 or GLM 5 cheaper?

Hy3 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Hy3 costs $0.13 per 1M input tokens and $0.53 per 1M output tokens, while GLM 5 costs $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $1.92 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, Hy3 or GLM 5?

Hy3 supports up to 262K tokens of context, compared with 205K for GLM 5.

Is Hy3 smarter than GLM 5?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Hy3 scores 25.3 and GLM 5 scores 27.9, putting GLM 5 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use Hy3 and GLM 5 at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Hy3 and GLM 5 answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to Hy3 and GLM 5 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.