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Hy3 vs GLM 5 Turbo

Hy3 (Tencent) and GLM 5 Turbo (Z.ai) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 18 August 2026

As of 18 August 2026, Hy3 holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#18 vs #39); Hy3 is 7.6× cheaper per output token ($0.528/1M vs $4.00/1M); Hy3 offers the longer context window (262K vs 203K tokens); and Hy3 ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Hy3 if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #18 against #39 (67.5 vs 53.9 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.528/1M output tokens against $4.00/1M, about 7.6× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.132/1M against $1.20/1M.
  • you need the longer context window — 262K tokens against 203K.
  • you want to self-host: Hy3 ships open weights while GLM 5 Turbo is api only.
  • you want provider choice — 6 listed API providers against 1.
  • WildClawBench OpenClaw is your yardstick — 49.7 against 33.9.
  • Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index is your yardstick — 42.2 against 39.1.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Hy3 was listed 6 July 2026, GLM 5 Turbo 15 March 2026.

Choose GLM 5 Turbo if…

  • ModelCap publishes no field on which GLM 5 Turbo leads Hy3 for this pair.

Hy3 vs GLM 5 Turbo: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Hy3 and GLM 5 Turbo
FieldHy3TencentGLM 5 TurboZ.ai
ModelCap Index position#18#39
Index score67.553.9
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.132$1.20
Output price / 1M tokens$0.528$4.00
Context window262K tokens203K tokens
Max output tokens128K131K
API providers listed61
Weight accessOpen weightsAPI only
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed6 July 202615 March 2026
PublisherTencentZ.ai

Evidence: 5 public benchmark observations across 5 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Hy3 vs GLM 5 Turbo

Public benchmark boards where Hy3 or GLM 5 Turbo has a published result
BoardHy3GLM 5 TurboLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)15031486–1519—Only one result
LMArena AgentLMArena-1.3%-2.6%–0.0%—Only one result
WildClawBench OpenClawWildClawBench49.733.9Hy3
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis42.2intelligence-index39.1intelligence-indexHy3

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Hy3 vs GLM 5 Turbo: common questions

Is Hy3 better than GLM 5 Turbo?

Hy3 ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 18 August 2026: #18 against #39. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Hy3 cheaper than GLM 5 Turbo?

Hy3 is cheaper on output tokens: $0.528/1M against $4.00/1M. Input tokens are $0.132/1M for Hy3 and $1.20/1M for GLM 5 Turbo. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Hy3 or GLM 5 Turbo?

Hy3 has the larger context window: 262K tokens against 203K.

Which is better for coding, Hy3 or GLM 5 Turbo?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Hy3 and GLM 5 Turbo open-weight models?

Hy3: Open weights. GLM 5 Turbo: API only. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Hy3 and GLM 5 Turbo?

ModelCap currently lists 6 API providers for Hy3 and 1 for GLM 5 Turbo, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Hy3 vs GLM 5 Turbo comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 18 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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