Real data comparison
Tencent: Hy3 vs Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free)
On price, Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) is cheaper ($0.11 vs $0.23 per 1M). In real production usage, Tencent: Hy3 is used more (rank #3 vs #17 of 291). Across 9 real task categories where both models have classified traffic, Tencent: Hy3 handles more of the traffic in 9 of them.
- Tencent: Hy3
- Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free)
Head-to-head by real task
Tencent: Hy3 leads 9 of 9 shared task categories by real classified traffic share; Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) leads 0. Not a benchmark score - this is what developers actually route to each model for, per OpenRouter's task classification.
| Task | Tencent: Hy3 | Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) |
|---|---|---|
| File I/O | 13.7% | 2.4% |
| DevOps | 8.9% | 4.0% |
| Frontend & UI | 7.4% | 4.6% |
| Code Generation | 5.3% | 3.0% |
| Repo Scanning | 4.8% | 2.9% |
| Memory Extraction | 5.0% | 3.3% |
| Debugging | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| DevOps & Config | 6.3% | 5.6% |
| SQL & Database | 3.1% | 2.8% |
Usage share over time
- Tencent: Hy3
- Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free)
Frequently asked questions
Tencent: Hy3 vs Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free): which is better quality?
Quality data is unavailable for one or both models.
Tencent: Hy3 vs Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free): which is cheaper?
Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free) is cheaper at $0.11/1M vs $0.23/1M.
Tencent: Hy3 vs Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free): which is used more?
Tencent: Hy3 has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #3 vs #17 of 291).
Tencent: Hy3 vs Poolside: Laguna S 2.1 (free): which wins more real-world task categories?
Tencent: Hy3 handles more traffic in 9 of 9 shared task categories where both models have classified OpenRouter usage.
Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of August 9, 2026.
Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).
Methodology: smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology
Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.