Model Comparison

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Hy3Which is better in 2026?

Hy3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Verdict: Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Hy3 — which is better?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B (by Google) 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.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Hy3 is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA). Hy3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Choose Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B if…

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.07/M input and $0.30/M output

Choose Hy3 if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 1 of 1 shared benchmarks
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

1 benchmarks

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Hy3 is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Hy3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Sat Jul 18 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Model Size

Parameter count comparison

287.0B diff

Hy3 has 287.0B more parameters than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B, making it 3587.5% larger.

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
8.0Bparameters
Tencent
Hy3
295.0Bparameters
8.0B
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
295.0B
Hy3

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B specifies output context (8,192 tokens).

Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Tencent
Hy3
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hy3 does not.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Hy3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B 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.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Proprietary

Closed source

Hy3

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B was released on 2024-03-15, while Hy3 was released on 2026-07-06.

Hy3 is 28 months newer than Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Mar 15, 2024

2.3 years ago

Hy3

Jul 6, 2026

1 weeks ago

2.3yr newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2024-10-01, while Hy3's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B's training data extends to 2024-10-01, but cannot make a direct comparison without Hy3's cutoff date.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B

Oct 2024

Hy3

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Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Tencent
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (90.4% vs 38.4%)
GoogleGemini 1.5 Flash 8B
TencentHy3
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Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Hy3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
✓ Preferred
Hy3
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Feature
Google
Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B
Tencent
Hy3

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B vs Hy3.

Which is better, Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B or Hy3?

Hy3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks. Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is made by Google and Hy3 is made by Tencent. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B compare to Hy3 in benchmarks?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B scores XSTest: 92.6%, FLEURS: 86.4%, Natural2Code: 75.5%, WMT23: 72.6%, Video-MME: 66.2%. 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 Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Hy3?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B supports 1.0M 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 Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Hy3?

Key differences include multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B and Hy3?

Gemini 1.5 Flash 8B is developed by Google and Hy3 is developed by Tencent.

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