Model Comparison

Command R+ vs Hy3Which is better in 2026?

Comparing Command R+ and Hy3 across benchmarks, pricing, and capabilities.

Verdict: Command R+ vs Hy3 — which is better?

Command R+ (by Cohere) and Hy3 (by Tencent) are two of the AI models people compare most. Here is how they stack up on benchmarks, price and capabilities, and which one to pick in 2026.

Choose Command R+ if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.25/M input and $1.00/M output

Choose Hy3 if…

  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

No common benchmarks found

Command R+ and Hy3don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

191.0B diff

Hy3 has 191.0B more parameters than Command R+, making it 183.7% larger.

Cohere
Command R+
104.0Bparameters
Tencent
Hy3
295.0Bparameters
104.0B
Command R+
295.0B
Hy3

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Command R+ specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Command R+ specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Cohere
Command R+
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Tencent
Hy3
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Command R+ is licensed under CC BY-NC, while Hy3 uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Command R+

CC BY-NC

Open weights

Hy3

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Command R+ was released on 2024-08-30, while Hy3 was released on 2026-07-06.

Hy3 is 23 months newer than Command R+.

Command R+

Aug 30, 2024

1.9 years ago

Hy3

Jul 6, 2026

1 weeks ago

1.8yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Cohere
Larger context window (128,000 tokens)
Tencent

No standout differentiators in the data we have for this pair.

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Command R+ and Hy3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Command R+
✓ Preferred
Hy3
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FAQ

Common questions about Command R+ vs Hy3.

Which is better, Command R+ or Hy3?

Command R+ (Cohere) and Hy3 (Tencent) each have strengths in different areas. Compare their benchmark scores, pricing, context windows, and capabilities above to determine which fits your needs.

How does Command R+ compare to Hy3 in benchmarks?

Command R+ scores HellaSwag: 88.6%, Winogrande: 85.4%, MMLU: 75.7%, ARC-C: 71.0%, GSM8k: 70.7%. Hy3 scores DeepSearchQA: 91.0%, GPQA: 90.4%, IMO-AnswerBench: 90.0%, BrowseComp: 84.2%, MCP Atlas: 79.1%.

What are the context window sizes for Command R+ and Hy3?

Command R+ supports 128K tokens and Hy3 supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Command R+ and Hy3?

Key differences include licensing (CC BY-NC vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Command R+ and Hy3?

Command R+ is developed by Cohere and Hy3 is developed by Tencent.

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