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CHANGES/THE BOARD/LEADER CHANGE

Best coding model, Under $1 / M: tencent/hy3 overtook stepfun/step-3.7-flash

The top-ranked model for Best coding model, Under $1 / M changed from stepfun/step-3.7-flash to tencent/hy3, measured on token volume through OpenRouter.

model id stepfun/step-3.7-flashmodel id tencent/hy3
OCCURRED
6 August 2026
OBSERVED
6 August 2026
SEVERITY
MEDIUM
CONFIDENCE
HIGH
LEADER CHANGEENTRY 148SOURCE auto
Contents
WHAT CHANGEDwas, and is now
WASmodel id stepfun/step-3.7-flash
IS NOWmodel id tencent/hy3
WHAT IT MEANSThe top-ranked model for Best coding model, Under $1 / M changed from stepfun/step-3.7-flash to tencent/hy3, measured on token volume through OpenRouter.
OCCURRED6 August 2026the day the change took effect, where the vendor said so
OBSERVED2026-08-06 09:51:17 UTCthe night this site read it and saw a difference
EVIDENCEopenrouter.ai
HOW THIS WAS FOUNDhigh confidence

Derived from an API, a repository status or an ownership record, not a reading of a marketing page. Source: auto. Medium severity says how much it changes what the tool costs or what you get free.