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Real data comparison

Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) vs Tencent: Hy3 preview

On quality, Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) leads (41.9 vs 25.8). On price, Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) is cheaper ($0.12 vs $0.29 per 1M). In real production usage, Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) is used more (rank #5 vs #12 of 325).

  • Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch)
  • Tencent: Hy3 preview
Quality (Intelligence Index)41.9 / 25.8
Price ($/1M blended)$0.12 / $0.29
Average usage share9.80% / 2.60%
Coding index71.5 / 58.8
Agentic index51.2 / 25.6
Context window1,310,720 / 262,144
Quality per dollar352.8 pts/$ / 90.5 pts/$

Usage share over time

14.93%11.20%7.46%3.73%0.00%Share of usageJul 5Aug 30Sep 8
  • Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch)
  • Tencent: Hy3 preview

Frequently asked questions

Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) vs Tencent: Hy3 preview: which is better quality?

Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) scores higher on Artificial Analysis's Intelligence Index (41.9 vs 25.8).

Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) vs Tencent: Hy3 preview: which is cheaper?

Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) is cheaper at $0.12/1M vs $0.29/1M.

Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) vs Tencent: Hy3 preview: which is used more?

Z.ai: GLM 5.3 Flash (batch) has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #5 vs #12 of 325).

Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of September 9, 2026.

Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).

Methodology: www.smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology

Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.