Lyria 3 Clip Preview is free for input tokens while GPT-5.5 costs $5 per 1M tokens.
API cost decision in 10 seconds
🔥GPT-5.5 vs Lyria 3 Clip Preview
Pick Lyria 3 Clip Preview for lower cost; pick GPT-5.5 only if the larger context window matters more.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Lyria 3 Clip Preview for lower cost; pick GPT-5.5 only if the larger context window matters more.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Lyria 3 Clip Preview is estimated at $0 vs $20 for GPT-5.5, saving $20 (100% lower).
Cost-first pickLyria 3 Clip Preview
Context-first pickGPT-5.5
Sample savings$20100%
10x traffic gap$200
GPT-5.5 has more context, but Lyria 3 Clip Preview saves $20 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $200. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Lyria 3 Clip Preview stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | GPT-5.5 | Lyria 3 Clip Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | $40 | $0 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | $35 | $0 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | $155 | $0 |
Lyria 3 Clip Preview is free for output tokens while GPT-5.5 costs $30 per 1M tokens.
GPT-5.5 has 1.42K more context (1x larger).
Lyria 3 Clip Preview is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $20.
Estimate your workload cost
Your Workload Cost
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
Lyria 3 Clip Preview has the lower input price; Lyria 3 Clip Preview has the lower output price; GPT-5.5 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Lyria 3 Clip Preview is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $20 for GPT-5.5 and $0 for Lyria 3 Clip Preview.
Choose GPT-5.5 when you care most about larger context window.
Choose Lyria 3 Clip Preview when you care most about lower input-token price, and lower output-token price.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Lyria 3 Clip Preview is estimated at $0 vs $20 for GPT-5.5, saving $20 (100% lower).
- Lyria 3 Clip Preview is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $20.
- Lyria 3 Clip Preview is free for input tokens while GPT-5.5 costs $5 per 1M tokens.
- Lyria 3 Clip Preview is free for output tokens while GPT-5.5 costs $30 per 1M tokens.
- GPT-5.5 has 1.42K more context (1x larger).
| Feature | 🔥GPT-5.5 (OpenAI) | Lyria 3 Clip Preview (Google) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $5 | $0 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $30 | $0 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $20 | $0 |
| Context Window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Release Date | ||
| Popularity | #17 |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Lyria 3 Clip Preview is estimated at $0 vs $20 for GPT-5.5, saving $20 (100% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Lyria 3 Clip Preview | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | GPT-5.5 | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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