API cost decision in 10 seconds

NewCommand A+ vs Hy3

Pick Hy3 when budget and context both matter.

Page updated: 2026-09-26T00:07:48Z Data confirmed: 2026-09-26T01:07:49Z Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Hy3 when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Hy3 is estimated at $0.4 vs $1.05 for Command A+, saving $0.65 (62.3% lower).

Cost-first pickHy3

Context-first pickHy3

Sample savings$0.6562.3%

10x traffic gap$6.54

Hy3 is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $6.54. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Hy3 stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shape	Token mix	Better pick	Command A+	Hy3
Input-heavy / RAG	5M input + 500K output	Hy3	$2.25	$0.92
Balanced workload	1M input + 1M output	Hy3	$1.8	$0.66
Output-heavy chatbot	1M input + 5M output	Hy3	$7.8	$2.77

Cheaper input Hy3 $0.3 vs $0.132 / 1M

Hy3 is $0.17 cheaper per 1M input tokens (56% lower; 2.27x difference).

Cheaper output Hy3 $1.5 vs $0.528 / 1M

Hy3 is $0.97 cheaper per 1M output tokens (64.8% lower; 2.84x difference).

Larger context Hy3 192K vs 262.14K

Hy3 has 70.14K more context (1.37x larger).

Sample workload Hy3 $1.05 vs $0.4

Hy3 is $0.65 cheaper on the standard workload (62.3% lower).

Estimate your workload cost

Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.

Monthly input tokens Monthly output tokens

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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

Hy3 has the lower input price; Hy3 has the lower output price; Hy3 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Hy3 is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $1.05 for Command A+ and $0.4 for Hy3.

Best Fit

Choose Command A+ when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.

Choose Hy3 when you care most about lower input-token price, lower output-token price, and larger context window.

Decision Notes

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Hy3 is estimated at $0.4 vs $1.05 for Command A+, saving $0.65 (62.3% lower).
Hy3 is $0.65 cheaper on the standard workload (62.3% lower).
Hy3 is $0.17 cheaper per 1M input tokens (56% lower; 2.27x difference).
Hy3 is $0.97 cheaper per 1M output tokens (64.8% lower; 2.84x difference).
Hy3 has 70.14K more context (1.37x larger).

Head-to-Head Specs

Feature	NewCommand A+ (Cohere)	Hy3 (Tencent)
Input Price prompt tokens per 1M	$0.3	$0.132
Completion Price per 1M tokens	$1.5	$0.528
Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output	$1.05	$0.4
Context Window	192K	262.14K
Release Date	2026-09-22	2026-07-06

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use case	Better pick	Why
Budget-constrained production	Hy3	On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Hy3 is estimated at $0.4 vs $1.05 for Command A+, saving $0.65 (62.3% lower).
High-volume input processing	Hy3	Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbots	Hy3	Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document work	Hy3	A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

Related Alternatives

Same-provider lower-cost swaps

North Mini Code (free) can replace Command A+ when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.
Command R7B (12-2024) can replace Command A+ when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.11.
Command R (08-2024) can replace Command A+ when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.45.
Hy3 (free) can replace Hy3 when lower sample workload cost matters most: $0.

Larger context near this budget

GLM 5.3 Flash offers 1.31M context with $0.12 sample workload cost.
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 offers 1.31M context with $0.18 sample workload cost.
GLM Flash Latest offers 1.31M context with $0.12 sample workload cost.
DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest offers 1.31M context with $0.17 sample workload cost.

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