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🔥Hy3 preview vs Free Models Router

Pick Free Models Router for lower cost; pick Hy3 preview only if the larger context window matters more.

Pricing data updated: 2026-05-16T17:16:02Z Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Free Models Router for lower cost; pick Hy3 preview only if the larger context window matters more.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Free Models Router is estimated at $0 vs $0.2 for Hy3 preview, saving $0.2 (100% lower).

Cost-first pickFree Models Router

Context-first pickHy3 preview

Sample savings$0.2100%

10x traffic gap$1.96

Hy3 preview has more context, but Free Models Router saves $0.2 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $1.96. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cheaper input Free Models Router $0.066 vs $0 / 1M

Free Models Router is free for input tokens while Hy3 preview costs $0.07 per 1M tokens.

Cheaper output Free Models Router $0.26 vs $0 / 1M

Free Models Router is free for output tokens while Hy3 preview costs $0.26 per 1M tokens.

Larger context Hy3 preview 262.14K vs 200K

Hy3 preview has 62.14K more context (1.31x larger).

Sample workload Free Models Router $0.2 vs $0

Free Models Router is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $0.2.

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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

Free Models Router has the lower input price; Free Models Router has the lower output price; Hy3 preview offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Free Models Router 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 for Free Models Router.

Best Fit

Choose Hy3 preview when you care most about larger context window.

Choose Free Models Router when you care most about lower input-token price, and lower output-token price.

Decision Notes

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Free Models Router is estimated at $0 vs $0.2 for Hy3 preview, saving $0.2 (100% lower).
Free Models Router is free for the standard workload while the other model is estimated at $0.2.
Free Models Router is free for input tokens while Hy3 preview costs $0.07 per 1M tokens.
Free Models Router is free for output tokens while Hy3 preview costs $0.26 per 1M tokens.
Hy3 preview has 62.14K more context (1.31x larger).

Head-to-Head Specs

Feature	🔥Hy3 preview (Tencent)	Free Models Router (OpenRouter)
Input Price prompt tokens per 1M	$0.066	$0
Completion Price per 1M tokens	$0.26	$0
Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output	$0.2	$0
Context Window	262.14K	200K
Release Date	2026-04-22	2026-02-01
Popularity Rank current rank	#2	Unranked

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use case	Better pick	Why
Budget-constrained production	Free Models Router	On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Free Models Router is estimated at $0 vs $0.2 for Hy3 preview, saving $0.2 (100% lower).
High-volume input processing	Free Models Router	Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbots	Free Models Router	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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