Compare/Hy3-preview (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)

Hy3-preview (Reasoning)vsDeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

Tencent

Hy3-preview (Reasoning)

Input
$0.123/M
Output
$0.43/M
Speed
204 tok/s
TTFT
1.77s
DeepSeek

DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)

Input
$0.28/M
Output
$0.42/M
Speed
TTFT

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)
Faster (tok/s)
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)
Lower Latency
DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)
Benchmarks (5-6)
DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)

Pricing Comparison

MetricHy3-preview (Reasoning)DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)
Input ($/M tokens)$0.123$0.28
Output ($/M tokens)$0.43$0.42
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)$0.17
DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)$0.32

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)
204 tok/s
DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)
1.77s
DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
33.632.0
Coding Index
44.2
Math Index
92.0
GPQA Diamond
86.7%84.0%
MMLU-Pro
86.2%
LiveCodeBench
86.2%
AIME 2025
92.0%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
25.5%22.2%
SciCode
41.2%38.9%
IFBench
63.1%60.7%
TerminalBench
34.1%35.6%
Hy3-preview (Reasoning)5 wins
6 winsDeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Hy3-preview (Reasoning) or DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)?

Hy3-preview (Reasoning) is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.20/M tokens vs $0.32/M for DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning).

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning) wins 6 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 5 for Hy3-preview (Reasoning). See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Hy3-preview (Reasoning) generates tokens faster at 204 tok/s vs 0 tok/s. However, DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning) has lower time-to-first-token (0.00s vs 1.77s).

When should I use Hy3-preview (Reasoning) vs DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning)?

Choose based on your priorities: Hy3-preview (Reasoning) for lower cost, DeepSeek V3.2 (Reasoning) for stronger benchmark performance, and Hy3-preview (Reasoning) for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.