API cost decision in 10 seconds

🔥Hy3 preview vs Olmo 3 32B Think

Pick Hy3 preview when budget and context both matter.

Page updated: 2026-05-26T12:03:47Z Data confirmed: 2026-05-26T12:43:06Z Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Hy3 preview when budget and context both matter.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Hy3 preview is estimated at $0.2 vs $0.4 for Olmo 3 32B Think, saving $0.2 (51% lower).

Cost-first pickHy3 preview

Context-first pickHy3 preview

Sample savings$0.251%

10x traffic gap$2.04

Hy3 preview is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $2.04. 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 shape	Token mix	Better pick	Hy3 preview	Olmo 3 32B Think
Input-heavy / RAG	5M input + 500K output	Hy3 preview	$0.46	$1
Balanced workload	1M input + 1M output	Hy3 preview	$0.33	$0.65
Output-heavy chatbot	1M input + 5M output	Hy3 preview	$1.37	$2.65

Cheaper input Hy3 preview $0.066 vs $0.15 / 1M

Hy3 preview is $0.08 cheaper per 1M input tokens (56% lower; 2.27x difference).

Cheaper output Hy3 preview $0.26 vs $0.5 / 1M

Hy3 preview is $0.24 cheaper per 1M output tokens (48% lower; 1.92x difference).

Larger context Hy3 preview 262.14K vs 65.54K

Hy3 preview has 196.61K more context (4x larger).

Sample workload Hy3 preview $0.2 vs $0.4

Hy3 preview is $0.2 cheaper on the standard workload (51% lower).

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M 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 preview has the lower input price; Hy3 preview has the lower output price; Hy3 preview offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Hy3 preview is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0.2 for Hy3 preview and $0.4 for Olmo 3 32B Think.

Best Fit

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

Choose Olmo 3 32B Think when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.

Decision Notes

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Hy3 preview is estimated at $0.2 vs $0.4 for Olmo 3 32B Think, saving $0.2 (51% lower).
Hy3 preview is $0.2 cheaper on the standard workload (51% lower).
Hy3 preview is $0.08 cheaper per 1M input tokens (56% lower; 2.27x difference).
Hy3 preview is $0.24 cheaper per 1M output tokens (48% lower; 1.92x difference).
Hy3 preview has 196.61K more context (4x larger).

Head-to-Head Specs

Feature	🔥Hy3 preview (Tencent)	Olmo 3 32B Think (AllenAI)
Input Price prompt tokens per 1M	$0.066	$0.15
Completion Price per 1M tokens	$0.26	$0.5
Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output	$0.2	$0.4
Context Window	262.14K	65.54K
Release Date	2026-04-22	2025-11-21
Popularity	#2

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use case	Better pick	Why
Budget-constrained production	Hy3 preview	On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Hy3 preview is estimated at $0.2 vs $0.4 for Olmo 3 32B Think, saving $0.2 (51% lower).
High-volume input processing	Hy3 preview	Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbots	Hy3 preview	Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document work	Hy3 preview	A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

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