Coding work
Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks
Not enough matched evidence
Step 3.7 Flash is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limited
Hy3 vs Step 3.7 Flash
Updated October 5, 2026. Rank says Hy3 is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.
Both of these models will change. Get the price, version and retirement notices for the pair, each with its source. Follow model changes
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Decision reading
The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict. Use the documented cost, context, and runtime rows instead. 0 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.
- Shared results
- 0
- Hy3 only
- 0
- Step 3.7 Flash only
- 11
- Like-for-like categories
- 0 / 8
Estimated: Hy3 and Step 3.7 Flash. Conditional ranges do not establish rank confidence.How the comparison works
Which one for your work
Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.
No workload recommendation clears the current evidence threshold.
Use the matched evidence, workload costs, and sourced specifications below instead of treating a point score as a universal answer.
Show secondary and unsupported calls
Agentic work
Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion
Not enough matched evidence
Step 3.7 Flash is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.
Confidence: limitedLong documents
Prompts that approach the documented context limit
No clear pick
The documented context windows are equal.
Confidence: documentedChat turn cost
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-ratesCache-heavy agent loop cost
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: rate-fallbackRepository review cost
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
Not enough matched evidence
A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
Confidence: listed-rates
Which one for a specific job
Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.
The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.
49.3Hy332.1Step 3.7 Flash
Directional only · BenchAlign v5.8
Hy3 has the higher coding point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.
Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.
Same basis rules as the category table below
What is actually comparable
Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.
11 Step 3.7 Flash only
3 categories rest on Estimated evidence or different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.
Shape of the matched evidence
Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.
A shared-evidence shape is not available.
BenchLM does not draw a radar or infer missing axes when the matched evidence is too sparse.
Category results, on a stated basis
Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.
Agentic
Directional only- Hy3
- 34.6
- Supported · #71/119
- Step 3.7 Flash
- 36.0
- Estimated · #67/119
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 0 vs 7 public rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Coding
Directional only- Hy3
- 49.3
- Supported · #42/144
- Step 3.7 Flash
- 32.1
- Estimated · #88/144
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 0 vs 2 public rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Knowledge
Directional only- Hy3
- 49.6
- Estimated · #66/171
- Step 3.7 Flash
- 44.1
- Estimated · #85/171
- Basis
- BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 0 vs 0 public rows
- Reading
- Directional only
Reasoning
Not comparable- Hy3
- 76.6
- Unranked · 2 rankable rows
- Step 3.7 Flash
- 73.0
- Unranked · 2 rankable rows
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multimodal
Not comparable- Hy3
- Not ranked
- Step 3.7 Flash
- 72.0
- Unranked · 3 rankable rows
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Multilingual
Not comparable- Hy3
- Not ranked
- Step 3.7 Flash
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Instruction following
Not comparable- Hy3
- Not ranked
- Step 3.7 Flash
- 80.6
- #53/125
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
Math
Not comparable- Hy3
- Not ranked
- Step 3.7 Flash
- Not ranked
- Basis
- Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
- Reading
- Not comparable
| Category | Hy3 | Step 3.7 Flash | Basis | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 34.6Supported · #71/119 | 36.0Estimated · #67/119 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 0 vs 7 public rows | Directional only |
| Coding | 49.3Supported · #42/144 | 32.1Estimated · #88/144 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 0 vs 2 public rows | Directional only |
| Knowledge | 49.6Estimated · #66/171 | 44.1Estimated · #85/171 | Directional onlyBenchAlign v5.8 lane · 0 vs 0 public rows | Directional only |
| Reasoning | 76.6Unranked · 2 rankable rows | 73.0Unranked · 2 rankable rows | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multimodal | Not ranked | 72.0Unranked · 3 rankable rows | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Multilingual | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Instruction following | Not ranked | 80.6#53/125 | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
| Math | Not ranked | Not ranked | Not comparableProvisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows | Not comparable |
Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.
Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.
Chat turn
1K fresh input + 500 output tokens
- Hy3
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Step 3.7 Flash
- $0.00077
- Fits in one request
Hy3 has no comparable published API token rate.
Repository review
50K fresh input + 3K output tokens
- Hy3
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Step 3.7 Flash
- $0.01345
- Fits in one request
Hy3 has no comparable published API token rate.
Cache-heavy agent loop
200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens
- Hy3
- Self-hosted; infrastructure cost varies
- Fits in one request
- Cached-input rate unavailable
- Step 3.7 Flash
- $0.0555
- Fits in one request
- Cached input priced at the published list-input rate
Step 3.7 Flash has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate. Hy3 has no comparable published API token rate.
Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished
Specification differences
Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.
SpecificationHy3Step 3.7 Flash
Context window
Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.
Hy3
256K
Step 3.7 Flash
256K
API model ID
Hy3
Not sourced
Step 3.7 Flash
Not sourced
Cached-input rate
A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.
Hy3
No comparable hosted API rate
Step 3.7 Flash
Not published
Documented inputs
Hy3
Not sourced
Step 3.7 Flash
Not sourced
Documented outputs
Hy3
Not sourced
Step 3.7 Flash
Not sourced
Provider availability
Hy3
Not sourced
Step 3.7 Flash
Not sourced
Reasoning profile
Hy3
Reasoning
Step 3.7 Flash
Reasoning
Weight access
Hy3
Open Weight
Step 3.7 Flash
Open Weight
License
Hy3
Open Weight
Step 3.7 Flash
Open Weight
Release date
Hy3
2026-07-06
Step 3.7 Flash
2026-05-29
If you already use one of these models
- Deployment change
- The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
- Quality signal
- The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict.
- Workload cost
- A complete comparable API-rate estimate is not available for both models.
- Context tradeoff
- Both models list 256K.
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.
Questions
Which is better, Hy3 or Step 3.7 Flash?
The public evidence has no benchmark result shared by both models, so it does not support a quality verdict. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.
Which is better for coding, Hy3 or Step 3.7 Flash?
Hy3 scores higher for coding on the public lane, 49.3 to 32.1. Step 3.7 Flash is scored on Estimated evidence for coding, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for coding from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which is better for agentic tasks, Hy3 or Step 3.7 Flash?
Step 3.7 Flash scores higher for agentic tasks on the public lane, 36 to 34.6. Step 3.7 Flash is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic tasks, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for agentic tasks from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.
Which costs less, Hy3 or Step 3.7 Flash?
Both models do not have comparable published API token rates, so this page does not name a universal price winner.
Which has the larger context window, Hy3 or Step 3.7 Flash?
Both models list the same context window, 256K.
Benchmark evidence
The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.
Browse raw public benchmark evidence11 rows
Agentic
Terminal-Bench 2.1
Hy3—Step 3.7 Flash59.5%SourceNot directly comparable
BrowseComp
Hy3—Step 3.7 Flash75.8%SourceNot directly comparable
DeepSearchQA
Hy3—Step 3.7 Flash92.8%SourceNot directly comparable
Toolathlon
Hy3—Step 3.7 Flash49.5%SourceNot directly comparable
Claw-Eval
Hy3—Step 3.7 Flash67.1%SourceNot directly comparable
HLE w/ tools
Hy3—Step 3.7 Flash47.2%SourceNot directly comparable
Gert Labs
Hy3—Step 3.7 Flash51.57%SourceNot directly comparable
Coding
Multimodal
11 public results · 0 shared
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Last updated October 5, 2026