Model Comparison

Seed 2.1 Turbo vs Hy3Which is better in 2026?

Seed 2.1 Turbo has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

Verdict: Seed 2.1 Turbo vs Hy3 — which is better?

Seed 2.1 Turbo (by ByteDance) 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.

Seed 2.1 Turbo outperforms in 8 benchmarks (APEX-Agents, BrowseComp, FrontierScience Olympiad, FrontierScience Research, MCP Atlas, SuperChem, Toolathlon, WildClawBench), while Hy3 is better at 6 benchmarks (DeepSWE, HorizonMath, MathArena Apex, NL2Repo, SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.1). Seed 2.1 Turbo has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

Choose Seed 2.1 Turbo if…

  • you want the strongest raw capability — it leads on 8 of 14 shared benchmarks

Choose Hy3 if…

  • 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

14 benchmarks

Seed 2.1 Turbo outperforms in 8 benchmarks (APEX-Agents, BrowseComp, FrontierScience Olympiad, FrontierScience Research, MCP Atlas, SuperChem, Toolathlon, WildClawBench), while Hy3 is better at 6 benchmarks (DeepSWE, HorizonMath, MathArena Apex, NL2Repo, SWE-Bench Pro, Terminal-Bench 2.1).

Seed 2.1 Turbo has a slight edge in benchmark performance.

Fri Jul 17 2026 • llm-stats.com

Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Seed 2.1 Turbo supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hy3 does not.

Seed 2.1 Turbo can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Seed 2.1 Turbo

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Hy3

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Seed 2.1 Turbo 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.

Seed 2.1 Turbo

Proprietary

Closed source

Hy3

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Seed 2.1 Turbo was released on 2026-06-24, while Hy3 was released on 2026-07-06.

Hy3 is 0 month newer than Seed 2.1 Turbo.

Seed 2.1 Turbo

Jun 24, 2026

3 weeks ago

Hy3

Jul 6, 2026

1 weeks ago

1w 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

ByteDance
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher APEX-Agents score (29.2% vs 25.6%)
Higher BrowseComp score (84.9% vs 84.2%)
Higher FrontierScience Olympiad score (76.0% vs 74.8%)
Higher FrontierScience Research score (33.3% vs 21.3%)
Higher MCP Atlas score (80.3% vs 79.1%)
Higher SuperChem score (56.6% vs 54.9%)
Higher Toolathlon score (49.1% vs 48.5%)
Higher WildClawBench score (62.8% vs 53.6%)
Tencent
Has open weights
Higher DeepSWE score (28.0% vs 23.0%)
Higher HorizonMath score (7.1% vs 2.0%)
Higher MathArena Apex score (38.7% vs 35.4%)
Higher NL2Repo score (45.6% vs 43.7%)
Higher SWE-Bench Pro score (57.9% vs 57.0%)
Higher Terminal-Bench 2.1 score (71.7% vs 67.6%)

Detailed Comparison

Interactive Arena

Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against Seed 2.1 Turbo and Hy3 side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

Seed 2.1 Turbo
✓ Preferred
Hy3
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FAQ

Common questions about Seed 2.1 Turbo vs Hy3.

Which is better, Seed 2.1 Turbo or Hy3?

Seed 2.1 Turbo has a slight edge in benchmark performance. Seed 2.1 Turbo is made by ByteDance and Hy3 is made by Tencent. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.

How does Seed 2.1 Turbo compare to Hy3 in benchmarks?

Seed 2.1 Turbo scores CharXiv-D: 94.6%, MathVision: 92.7%, MathVista: 90.5%, MathVerse: 89.2%, Video-MME: 89.0%. Hy3 scores DeepSearchQA: 91.0%, GPQA: 90.4%, IMO-AnswerBench: 90.0%, BrowseComp: 84.2%, MCP Atlas: 79.1%.

What are the main differences between Seed 2.1 Turbo 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 Seed 2.1 Turbo and Hy3?

Seed 2.1 Turbo is developed by ByteDance and Hy3 is developed by Tencent.

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