Sonar Deep Research vs Hy3

At a Glance

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Hy3Tencent
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$2.00Openrouter · Sep 22, 2026$0.13Deepinfra · Sep 22, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokens$8.00Openrouter · Sep 22, 2026$0.528Openrouter · Sep 22, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens128K262K
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 →

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Side-by-Side Facts

FieldSonar Deep ResearchHy3
DeveloperPerplexityTencent
FamilySonarHy3
ModelSonar Deep ResearchHy3
VersionSonar Deep ResearchHy3
Lifecycleactiveactive
ReleasedUnknownUnknown
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesTextText
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window128K262K
Total parametersUnknown298.8B
Active parametersUnknown21B
LicenseUnknownapache-2.0
Open weightsNoYes
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableNoYes
Provider accessOpenrouter (Standard), Perplexity (Standard)Deepinfra (Standard), Hugging Face (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, citations, reasoning, research, searchchat, generation, tools

Sonar Deep Research Capabilities

chatcitationsreasoningresearchsearch
Serving providers2
Canonical IDperplexity/sonar-deep-research

Hy3 Capabilities

chatgenerationtools
Serving providers3
Canonical IDtencent/Hy3

Primary Evidence

Sources and Freshness

Questions

Sonar Deep Research vs Hy3 FAQs

Is Sonar Deep Research or Hy3 better for coding?+

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

Which is cheaper, Sonar Deep Research or Hy3?+

Sonar Deep Research is $2.00 and Hy3 is $0.13 per million tokens, so Hy3 is cheaper on this metric. Sonar Deep Research is $8.00 and Hy3 is $0.528 per million tokens, so Hy3 is cheaper on this metric.

Which has a larger context window, Sonar Deep Research or Hy3?+

Hy3 has the larger sourced context window. Sonar Deep Research supports 128K and Hy3 supports 262K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Sonar Deep Research or Hy3?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can Sonar Deep Research or Hy3 be self-hosted?+

Hy3 is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Sonar Deep Research is not marked open weight; Hy3 is open weight.

Can Sonar Deep Research and Hy3 understand images?+

Sonar Deep Research is not documented with image input; Hy3 is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Sonar Deep Research or Hy3?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Sonar Deep Research is — and Hy3 is —.

Do Sonar Deep Research and Hy3 support reasoning and tool use?+

Sonar Deep Research: reasoning. Hy3: tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Sonar Deep Research or Hy3?+

Sonar Deep Research has 2 sourced provider routes; Hy3 has 3, so Hy3 has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Sonar Deep Research 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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