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DeepSeek-R1 vs Hy3 Preview

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 9 shared benchmark results across 3 categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

DeepSeek
33/100
Margin
21.0pts
winning →
54/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Evidence parity. DeepSeek-R1 and Hy3 Preview share 9 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 3 results are unique to DeepSeek-R1; 13 to Hy3 Preview.

Updated July 14, 2026
Shared results
9
DeepSeek-R1 only
3
Hy3 Preview only
13
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for DeepSeek-R1 and Hy3 Preview is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 9 shared benchmark results across 3 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

DeepSeek-R1 is priced at $0.55 input / $2.19 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Hy3 Preview. Hy3 Preview has the larger context window at 256K, compared with 128K for DeepSeek-R1.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for DeepSeek-R1 and Hy3 Preview
CategoryDeepSeek-R1ΔHy3 Preview
AgenticDeepSeek-R1Not measuredMarginNo overlapHy3 Preview54.4
CodingDeepSeek-R1Not measuredMarginNo overlapHy3 Preview61.6
KnowledgeDeepSeek-R1Not measuredMarginNo overlapHy3 Preview33.8
Inst. FollowingDeepSeek-R1Not measuredMarginNo overlapHy3 Preview63.1

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricDeepSeek-R1Hy3 PreviewComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensDeepSeek-R1$0.55 input / $2.19 outputHy3 Preview$0 input / $0 outputHy3 Preview has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondDeepSeek-R1Not availableHy3 PreviewNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenDeepSeek-R1Not availableHy3 PreviewNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensDeepSeek-R1128KHy3 Preview256KHy3 Preview lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Hy3 PreviewResult
Tau2-TelecomSource 36.5%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54.4%Not comparable
Gert LabsSource 36.91%Not comparable
AA Agentic IndexSource 30.7%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 35.7%Not comparable
GDPval-AASource 1214Not comparable
Coding
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Hy3 PreviewResult
Terminal-Bench HardSource 15.9%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 40.3%47.6%Hy3 Preview leads
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 74.4%Not comparable
Terminal-Bench 2.0Source 54.4%Not comparable
SciCodeSource 41.2%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 58.8%Not comparable
Reasoning
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Hy3 PreviewResult
AA-LCRSource 54.7%66.7%Hy3 Preview leads
CritPtSource 1.4%4.9%Hy3 Preview leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Hy3 PreviewResult
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 20.1%41.2%Hy3 Preview leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 81.3%89.7%Hy3 Preview leads
AA-HLESource 14.9%31.6%Hy3 Preview leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -27.1%-18.5%Hy3 Preview leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 31.0%31.5%Hy3 Preview leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 84.0%73.0%Hy3 Preview leads
GPQASource 87.2%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 87.2%Not comparable
HLESource 25.5%Not comparable
Inst. Following
BenchmarkDeepSeek-R1Hy3 PreviewResult
AA-IFBenchSource 39.6%Not comparable
IFBenchSource 63.1%Not comparable
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare DeepSeek-R1 and Hy3 Preview on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for DeepSeek-R1 and Hy3 Preview today?

DeepSeek-R1: $0.55 input / $2.19 output per 1M tokens Hy3 Preview: $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

DeepSeek-R1
API / mo$2,055
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even583M/day
Hy3 Preview
API / mo$0
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 14, 2026

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