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Hy3 vs Mistral Large 4

Hy3 and Mistral Large 4 are closely matched at 42.5 and 45.8 on the LLM Stats Score. Hy3 is 4.1x cheaper per token.

Tencent · Mistral AI · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Hy3 and Mistral Large 4 are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 42.5 and 45.8.

On price, Hy3 is roughly 4.1x cheaper per token on a blended 3:1 input/output basis, which adds up quickly at production volume.

Mistral Large 4 also accepts a larger context window (1,000,000 input tokens), making it the stronger choice for long documents and large codebases.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose Hy3

  • cost matters — it's about 4.1x cheaper per token
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

Choose Mistral Large 4

  • your work emphasizes agents — it leads those capability indexes
  • you process long inputs — it offers a 1,000,000 token context window
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Oct 2026

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Hy3
Tencent
Mistral Large 4
Mistral AI
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
42.5
#62
45.8
#39
Reasoning
42.7
#57
43.9
#48
Coding
31.9
#52
35.0
#31
Agents
26.4
#62
33.8
#34
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
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Input price
$0.14 / M
$0.68 / M
Output price
$0.58 / M
$2.09 / M
Context window
262,144
1,000,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Hy3
Mistral Large 4
Tool use
19.2#76
28.1#23
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

31 reported for Hy3 · 18 for Mistral Large 4

No common benchmarks found

Hy3 and Mistral Large 4don't have any common benchmark datasets to compare. They may have been evaluated on different testing suites.

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Hy3 costs less

For input processing, Hy3 ($0.14/1M tokens) is 4.9x cheaper than Mistral Large 4 ($0.68/1M tokens).

For output processing, Hy3 ($0.58/1M tokens) is 3.6x cheaper than Mistral Large 4 ($2.09/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Mistral Large 4 is more expensive than Hy3.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com
Tencent
Hy3
Input tokens$0.14
Output tokens$0.58
Best providerDeepinfra
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
Input tokens$0.68
Output tokens$2.09
Best providerMistral
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Model Size

Parameter count comparison

755.0B diff

Mistral Large 4 has 755.0B more parameters than Hy3, making it 255.9% larger.

Tencent
Hy3
295.0Bparameters
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
1.1Tparameters
295.0B
Hy3
1050.0B
Mistral Large 4

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Mistral Large 4 accepts 1,000,000 input tokens compared to Hy3's 262,144 tokens. Only Hy3 specifies output context (262,144 tokens).

Tencent
Hy3
Input262,144 tokens
Output262,144 tokens
Mistral AI
Mistral Large 4
Input1,000,000 tokens
Output- tokens
Fri Oct 23 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

Mistral Large 4 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hy3 does not.

Mistral Large 4 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Hy3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mistral Large 4

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Hy3 is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Mistral Large 4 uses a proprietary license.

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

Hy3

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Mistral Large 4

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Hy3 was released on 2026-07-06, while Mistral Large 4 was released on 2026-10-06.

Mistral Large 4 is 3 months newer than Hy3.

Hy3

Jul 6, 2026

3 months ago

Mistral Large 4

Oct 6, 2026

2 weeks ago

3mo 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

Provider Availability

Hy3 is available from DeepInfra. Mistral Large 4 is available from Mistral AI.

Hy3

deepinfra logo
Deepinfra
Input Price:Input: $0.14/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.58/1M

Mistral Large 4

mistral logo
Mistral
Input Price:Input: $0.68/1MOutput Price:Output: $2.09/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Hy3 and Mistral Large 4 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Hy3
✓ Preferred
Mistral Large 4
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FAQ

Common questions about Hy3 vs Mistral Large 4.

Which is better, Hy3 or Mistral Large 4?

Hy3 and Mistral Large 4 are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 42.5 and 45.8. Hy3 is made by Tencent and Mistral Large 4 is made by Mistral AI. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Hy3 compare to Mistral Large 4 in benchmarks?

Hy3 scores DeepSearchQA: 91.0%, GPQA: 90.4%, IMO-AnswerBench: 90.0%, BrowseComp: 84.2%, MCP Atlas: 79.1%. Mistral Large 4 scores B3 AI Security Benchmark: 93.3%, CyBench: 93.0%, SciCode: 91.8%, KORABench: 84.5%, CyberGym: 82.0%.

Is Hy3 cheaper than Mistral Large 4?

Hy3 is 4.9x cheaper for input tokens. Hy3 costs $0.14/M input and $0.58/M output via deepinfra. Mistral Large 4 costs $0.68/M input and $2.09/M output via mistral.

What are the context window sizes for Hy3 and Mistral Large 4?

Hy3 supports 262K tokens and Mistral Large 4 supports 1.0M tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Hy3 and Mistral Large 4?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (42.5 vs 45.8), context window (262K vs 1.0M), input pricing ($0.14 vs $0.68/M), multimodal support (no vs yes), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Hy3 and Mistral Large 4?

Hy3 is developed by Tencent and Mistral Large 4 is developed by Mistral AI.

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