GLM-5 vs Hunyuan Hy3
Cost and capability comparison. For a sample workload of 1,000 input and 500 output tokens across 100,000 requests/month, Hunyuan Hy3 is cheaper by about $200.00/month.
| GLM-5 | Hunyuan Hy3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | ||
| Arena · Overall(LMArena Elo — higher is better) | 1446✓ | 1441 |
| Arena rank (overall) | #29✓ | #35 |
| Arena · Coding | 1430 | 1513✓ |
| Score evidence | Measured | Measured |
| Pricing (USD / 1M tokens) | ||
| Input | $1.00 | $0.2000✓ |
| Output | $3.20 | $0.8000✓ |
| Cached input (read) | $0.2000✓ | — |
| Cache write | — | — |
| Blended(3:1 input:output blend) | $1.55 | $0.3500✓ |
| Specs & capabilities | ||
| Provider | Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | Tencent |
| Context window | 205K (204,800) | 262K (262,144)✓ |
| Max output | 131,072✓ | 64,000 |
| Modalities | text | text |
| Vision | No | No |
| Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Prompt caching | Yes | No |
| Batch pricing | No | No |
| Tokenizer | approx | approx |
| Release date | — | — |
| Status | ga | ga |
Intelligence scores are community Arena ratings from LMArena / arena.ai, used under CC BY 4.0. Snapshot last refreshed 18 September 2026. Scores are a relative signal, not an absolute measure of capability. A Measured score was voted on directly; an Estimated score is inherited from an identical base model (a regional/creator-prefixed hosting duplicate). See our methodology.
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| Hunyuan Hy3 | Tencent | $0.000600 | $60.00 | $720.00 | 262,144 |
| GLM-5 | Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | $0.00260 | $260.00 | $3,120.00 | 204,800 |
FAQ
Which is cheaper, GLM-5 or Hunyuan Hy3?
For a workload of 1,000 input and 500 output tokens over 100,000 requests/month, Hunyuan Hy3 is cheaper, costing about $60.00/month versus $260.00/month.
What is the context window of GLM-5 and Hunyuan Hy3?
GLM-5 supports 204,800 tokens, while Hunyuan Hy3 supports 262,144 tokens.
Estimates for planning only. Verify current pricing with each provider.