Claude Opus 4.6 vs Hy3
Claude Opus 4.6 and Hy3 are closely matched at 45.3 and 43.1 on the LLM Stats Score.
Anthropic · Tencent · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Claude Opus 4.6 and Hy3 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 45.3 and 43.1.
In the 6 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Claude Opus 4.6 wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Claude Opus 4.6
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 6 exact shared results
Choose Hy3
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Capability indexes
Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks
Individual benchmarks
27 reported for Claude Opus 4.6 · 31 for Hy3
Claude Opus 4.6 outperforms in 4 benchmarks (DeepSearchQA, GPQA, SWE-bench Multilingual, SWE-Bench Verified), while Hy3 is better at 2 benchmarks (BrowseComp, MCP Atlas).
Claude Opus 4.6 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Claude Opus 4.6 specifies input context (1,000,000 tokens). Only Claude Opus 4.6 specifies output context (128,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Claude Opus 4.6 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hy3 does not.
Claude Opus 4.6 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Claude Opus 4.6
Hy3
License
Usage and distribution terms
Claude Opus 4.6 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Hy3 uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Claude Opus 4.6 was released on 2026-02-05, while Hy3 was released on 2026-07-06.
Hy3 is 5 months newer than Claude Opus 4.6.
Feb 5, 2026
6 months ago
Jul 6, 2026
1 months ago
5mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Claude Opus 4.6 and Hy3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Claude Opus 4.6 vs Hy3.