Model Comparison
Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Hy3Which is better in 2026?
Hy3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Verdict: Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Hy3 — which is better?
Mistral Medium 3.5 (by Mistral AI) 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.
Mistral Medium 3.5 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Hy3 is better at 2 benchmarks (BrowseComp, SWE-Bench Verified). Hy3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Choose Mistral Medium 3.5 if…
- you want predictable pricing at $1.50/M input and $7.50/M output
Choose Hy3 if…
- you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 2 of 2 shared benchmarks
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Jul 2026
Performance Benchmarks
Comparative analysis across standard metrics
Mistral Medium 3.5 outperforms in 0 benchmarks, while Hy3 is better at 2 benchmarks (BrowseComp, SWE-Bench Verified).
Hy3 significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Arena Performance
Human preference votes
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Hy3 has 167.0B more parameters than Mistral Medium 3.5, making it 130.5% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Mistral Medium 3.5 specifies input context (256,000 tokens). Only Mistral Medium 3.5 specifies output context (256,000 tokens).
Input Capabilities
Supported data types and modalities
Mistral Medium 3.5 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hy3 does not.
Mistral Medium 3.5 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Mistral Medium 3.5
Hy3
License
Usage and distribution terms
Mistral Medium 3.5 is licensed under Modified MIT License, while Hy3 uses Apache 2.0.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Modified MIT License
Open weights
Apache 2.0
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Mistral Medium 3.5 was released on 2026-04-29, while Hy3 was released on 2026-07-06.
Hy3 is 2 months newer than Mistral Medium 3.5.
Apr 29, 2026
2 months ago
Jul 6, 2026
1 weeks ago
2mo newerKnowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Key Takeaways
Mistral Medium 3.5
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Hy3
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Detailed Comparison
Interactive Arena
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Mistral Medium 3.5 and Hy3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
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FAQ
Common questions about Mistral Medium 3.5 vs Hy3.