API cost decision in 10 seconds

🔥GPT-5.5 vs 🔥Hy3 preview

Pick Hy3 preview for lower cost; pick GPT-5.5 only if the larger context window matters more.

Pricing data updated:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Hy3 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, Hy3 preview is estimated at $0.2 vs $20 for GPT-5.5, saving $19.8 (99% lower).

Cost-first pickHy3 preview
Context-first pickGPT-5.5
Sample savings$19.899%
10x traffic gap$198.04

GPT-5.5 has more context, but Hy3 preview saves $19.8 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $198.04. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

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

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickGPT-5.5Hy3 preview
Input-heavy / RAG 5M input + 500K output Hy3 preview $40 $0.46
Balanced workload 1M input + 1M output Hy3 preview $35 $0.33
Output-heavy chatbot 1M input + 5M output Hy3 preview $155 $1.37
Cheaper inputHy3 preview$5 vs $0.07 / 1M
Cheaper outputHy3 preview$30 vs $0.26 / 1M
Larger contextGPT-5.51.05M vs 262.14K
Sample workloadHy3 preview$20 vs $0.2

Estimate your workload cost

Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
GPT-5.5Calculating…Estimated API cost
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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 preview has the lower input price, Hy3 preview has the lower output price, and GPT-5.5 offers the larger context window.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $20 for GPT-5.5 and $0.2 for Hy3 preview.

Best Fit

Choose GPT-5.5 when you care most about larger context window.

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

Head-to-Head Specs
Feature🔥GPT-5.5
(OpenAI)		🔥Hy3 preview
(Tencent)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M		$5$0.07
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$30$0.26
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$20$0.2
Context Window1.05M262.14K
Release Date2026-04-242026-04-22
Popularity#17#2
GPT-5.5

GPT-5.5 is OpenAI’s frontier model designed for complex professional workloads, building on GPT-5.4 with stronger reasoning, higher reliability, and improved token efficiency on hard tasks. It features a 1M+ token...

Hy3 preview

Hy3 preview is a high-efficiency Mixture-of-Experts model from Tencent designed for agentic workflows and production use. It supports configurable reasoning levels across disabled, low, and high modes, allowing it to...

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionHy3 previewOn the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Hy3 preview is estimated at $0.2 vs $20 for GPT-5.5, saving $19.8 (99% lower).
High-volume input processingHy3 previewLower prompt-token price matters most when prompts or retrieved passages dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsHy3 previewLower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workGPT-5.5A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages and source files.