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New🔥Hy4 preview vs Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety

Pick Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety for lower cost; pick Hy4 preview only if the larger context window matters more.

Page updated:  Data confirmed:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety for lower cost; pick Hy4 preview only if the larger context window matters more.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety is estimated at $0.3 vs $2.08 for Hy4 preview, saving $1.78 (85.6% lower).

Cost-first pickNemotron 3.5 Content Safety
Context-first pickHy4 preview
Sample savings$1.7885.6%
10x traffic gap$17.84

Hy4 preview has more context, but Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety saves $1.78 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $17.84. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickHy4 previewNemotron 3.5 Content Safety
Input-heavy / RAG5M input + 500K outputNemotron 3.5 Content Safety$5.42$1.1
Balanced workload1M input + 1M outputNemotron 3.5 Content Safety$3.33$0.4
Output-heavy chatbot1M input + 5M outputNemotron 3.5 Content Safety$13.34$1.2
Cheaper input Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety $0.834 vs $0.2 / 1M

Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety is $0.63 cheaper per 1M input tokens (76% lower; 4.17x difference).

Cheaper output Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety $2.501 vs $0.2 / 1M

Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety is $2.3 cheaper per 1M output tokens (92% lower; 12.5x difference).

Larger context Hy4 preview 1.05M vs 131.07K

Hy4 preview has 917.5K more context (8x larger).

Sample workload Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety $2.08 vs $0.3

Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety is $1.78 cheaper on the standard workload (85.6% 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

Verdict

Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety has the lower input price; Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety has the lower output price; Hy4 preview offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $2.08 for Hy4 preview and $0.3 for Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety.

Best Fit

Choose Hy4 preview when you care most about larger context window.

Choose Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety 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, Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety is estimated at $0.3 vs $2.08 for Hy4 preview, saving $1.78 (85.6% lower).
  • Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety is $1.78 cheaper on the standard workload (85.6% lower).
  • Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety is $0.63 cheaper per 1M input tokens (76% lower; 4.17x difference).
  • Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety is $2.3 cheaper per 1M output tokens (92% lower; 12.5x difference).
  • Hy4 preview has 917.5K more context (8x larger).
Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureNew🔥Hy4 preview
(Tencent)		Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety
(NVIDIA)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M		$0.834$0.2
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$2.501$0.2
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$2.08$0.3
Context Window1.05M131.07K
Release Date
Popularity#4

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionNemotron 3.5 Content SafetyOn the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Nemotron 3.5 Content Safety is estimated at $0.3 vs $2.08 for Hy4 preview, saving $1.78 (85.6% lower).
High-volume input processingNemotron 3.5 Content SafetyLower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsNemotron 3.5 Content SafetyLower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workHy4 previewA larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

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