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GLM-5.1 vs Hy3 Preview

Head-to-head comparison across 3benchmark categories. Overall scores shown here use BenchLM's provisional ranking lane.

GLM-5.1

83

VS

Hy3 Preview

62

3 categoriesvs0 categories

Verified leaderboard positions: GLM-5.1 #21 · Hy3 Preview unranked

Pick GLM-5.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Hy3 Preview only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you need the larger 256K context window.

Category Radar

Head-to-Head by Category

Category Breakdown

Agentic

GLM-5.1
65.3vs54.4

+10.9 difference

Coding

GLM-5.1
60.9vs60

+0.9 difference

Knowledge

GLM-5.1
52.3vs46.7

+5.6 difference

Operational Comparison

GLM-5.1

Hy3 Preview

Price (per 1M tokens)

$1.4 / $4.4

$0 / $0

Speed

N/A

N/A

Latency (TTFT)

N/A

N/A

Context Window

203K

256K

Quick Verdict

Pick GLM-5.1 if you want the stronger benchmark profile. Hy3 Preview only becomes the better choice if you want the cheaper token bill or you need the larger 256K context window.

GLM-5.1 is clearly ahead on the provisional aggregate, 83 to 62. The gap is large enough that you do not need to squint at the spreadsheet to see the difference.

GLM-5.1's sharpest advantage is in agentic, where it averages 65.3 against 54.4. The single biggest benchmark swing on the page is HLE, 52.3% to 25.5%.

GLM-5.1 is also the more expensive model on tokens at $1.40 input / $4.40 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.00 input / $0.00 output per 1M tokens for Hy3 Preview. That is roughly Infinityx on output cost alone. Hy3 Preview gives you the larger context window at 256K, compared with 203K for GLM-5.1.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Frequently Asked Questions (4)

Which is better, GLM-5.1 or Hy3 Preview?

GLM-5.1 is ahead on BenchLM's provisional leaderboard, 83 to 62. The biggest single separator in this matchup is HLE, where the scores are 52.3% and 25.5%.

Which is better for knowledge tasks, GLM-5.1 or Hy3 Preview?

GLM-5.1 has the edge for knowledge tasks in this comparison, averaging 52.3 versus 46.7. Inside this category, HLE is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Which is better for coding, GLM-5.1 or Hy3 Preview?

GLM-5.1 has the edge for coding in this comparison, averaging 60.9 versus 60. Hy3 Preview stays close enough that the answer can still flip depending on your workload.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GLM-5.1 or Hy3 Preview?

GLM-5.1 has the edge for agentic tasks in this comparison, averaging 65.3 versus 54.4. Inside this category, Terminal-Bench 2.0 is the benchmark that creates the most daylight between them.

Self-host vs API cost

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

GLM-5.1
API / mo$4,350
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even264M/day
Hy3 Preview
API / mo$0
Self-host / moN/A
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: May 11, 2026

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