Qwen3.5-Flash is $0.001 cheaper per 1M input tokens (1.5% lower; 1.02x difference).
API cost decision in 10 seconds
🔥Hy3 preview vs Qwen3.5-Flash
Pick Qwen3.5-Flash when budget and context both matter.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick Qwen3.5-Flash when budget and context both matter.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Qwen3.5-Flash is estimated at $0.2 vs $0.2 for Hy3 preview, saving $0.001 (0.5% lower).
Cost-first pickQwen3.5-Flash
Context-first pickQwen3.5-Flash
Sample savings$0.0010.5%
10x traffic gap$0.01
Qwen3.5-Flash is cheaper on the standard workload and also has the larger context window. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $0.01. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
Qwen3.5-Flash stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | Hy3 preview | Qwen3.5-Flash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | Qwen3.5-Flash | $0.46 | $0.46 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | Qwen3.5-Flash | $0.33 | $0.33 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | Qwen3.5-Flash | $1.37 | $1.36 |
Both models report the same output price at $0.26 per 1M tokens.
Qwen3.5-Flash has 737.86K more context (3.81x larger).
Qwen3.5-Flash is $0.001 cheaper on the standard workload (0.5% lower).
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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
Qwen3.5-Flash has the lower input price; both models tie on output price; Qwen3.5-Flash offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Qwen3.5-Flash 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 $0.2 for Qwen3.5-Flash.
Choose Hy3 preview when its provider, model quality, latency, or availability is more important than the numeric price/context winner.
Choose Qwen3.5-Flash when you care most about lower input-token price, and larger context window.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Qwen3.5-Flash is estimated at $0.2 vs $0.2 for Hy3 preview, saving $0.001 (0.5% lower).
- Qwen3.5-Flash is $0.001 cheaper on the standard workload (0.5% lower).
- Qwen3.5-Flash is $0.001 cheaper per 1M input tokens (1.5% lower; 1.02x difference).
- Both models report the same output price at $0.26 per 1M tokens.
- Qwen3.5-Flash has 737.86K more context (3.81x larger).
| Feature | 🔥Hy3 preview (Tencent) | Qwen3.5-Flash (Qwen) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0.066 | $0.065 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $0.26 | $0.26 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $0.2 | $0.2 |
| Context Window | 262.14K | 1M |
| Release Date | ||
| Popularity | #2 |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | Qwen3.5-Flash | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Qwen3.5-Flash is estimated at $0.2 vs $0.2 for Hy3 preview, saving $0.001 (0.5% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Qwen3.5-Flash | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | Tie | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Qwen3.5-Flash | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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