Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Hy3

At a Glance

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Gemini 3.6 FlashGoogle DeepMind
Hy3Tencent
Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency
IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v2.5#19 of 4666.4 score · 3/3 sources · completeUnrankedNot in the 46-model eligible cohort
CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate#11 of 44$0.055 per LiveBench caseUnrankedNot in the 44-model eligible cohort
EfficiencyHigher is better · MM Efficiency v1.5#5 of 3863.7 score · 3/3 sources · completeUnrankedNot in the 38-model eligible cohort
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$0.75Google AI · Aug 29, 2026$0.13Deepinfra · Sep 23, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$3.75Google AI · Aug 29, 2026$0.528Openrouter · Sep 23, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens1,049K262K
Model facts checkedAug 29, 2026View model evidence →Aug 28, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

Available Benchmarks

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BenchmarkGemini 3.6 FlashHy3
LMArena Agent Arenaagent-2026-09-15-d25aabda0010 · outcome_score · statistical tie-5.9499% of row best · score · Gemini 3.6 Flash (High); 95% CI [-6.96648084, -4.90883694]; sessions 20773; observations 1181765; rank 39-5.23100% of row best · score · Hy3; 95% CI [-6.39472360, -4.07137134]; sessions 27371; observations 992576; rank 35
LMArena Text Arenatext-2026-09-13-d25aabda0010 · arena_rating · leader1,476.14100% of row best · rating · gemini-3.6-flash-high; 95% CI [1471.32576175, 1480.95948376]; votes 26445; rank 181,440.5898% of row best · rating · hy3; 95% CI [1433.39024152, 1447.77894384]; votes 8047; rank 65
Overall ResultCounted from the protocol-matched rows above · 1 tie1 benchmark winNo overall winner0 benchmark winsNo overall winner

Third-party benchmark Only like-for-like primary-publisher results are shown; raw scores, relative scores, configuration, and token spend remain visible.

Side-by-Side Facts

FieldGemini 3.6 FlashHy3
DeveloperGoogle DeepMindTencent
FamilyGemini 3Hy3
ModelGemini 3.6 FlashHy3
VersionGemini 3.6 FlashHy3
Lifecycleactiveactive
ReleasedUnknownUnknown
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesText, Image, Video, Audio, DocumentText
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window1,049K262K
Total parametersUnknown298.8B
Active parametersUnknown21B
LicenseUnknownapache-2.0
Open weightsNoYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableNoYes
Provider accessGoogle AI (Standard), Google Gemini (Standard)Deepinfra (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoning, toolschat, generation, tools

Gemini 3.6 Flash Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers2
Canonical IDgoogle-deepmind/gemini-3.6-flash

Hy3 Capabilities

chatgenerationtools
Serving providers3
Canonical IDtencent/Hy3

Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

Gemini 3.6 Flash vs Hy3 FAQs

Is Gemini 3.6 Flash or Hy3 better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Gemini 3.6 Flash and Hy3, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Hy3?+

Gemini 3.6 Flash is $0.75 and Hy3 is $0.13 per million tokens, so Hy3 is cheaper on this metric. Gemini 3.6 Flash is $3.75 and Hy3 is $0.528 per million tokens, so Hy3 is cheaper on this metric.

Which has a larger context window, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Hy3?+

Gemini 3.6 Flash has the larger sourced context window. Gemini 3.6 Flash supports 1,049K and Hy3 supports 262K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Hy3?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: An overall winner requires at least two decisive benchmarks from at least two original publishers.

Can Gemini 3.6 Flash or Hy3 be self-hosted?+

Hy3 is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Gemini 3.6 Flash is not marked open weight; Hy3 is open weight.

Can Gemini 3.6 Flash and Hy3 understand images?+

Gemini 3.6 Flash is documented with image input; Hy3 is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Hy3?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Gemini 3.6 Flash is 66K and Hy3 is —.

Do Gemini 3.6 Flash and Hy3 support reasoning and tool use?+

Gemini 3.6 Flash: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Hy3: tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Hy3?+

Gemini 3.6 Flash has 2 sourced provider routes; Hy3 has 3, so Hy3 has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Gemini 3.6 Flash or Hy3?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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