Hunyuan Hy3 API pricing
Official Tencent Hunyuan list price, last checked Oct 29, 2026. Updated Oct 29, 2026.
Hunyuan Hy3 costs $0.132 per 1M input tokens and $0.528 per 1M output tokens, cached input at $0.033, and a 256K-token context window, per Tencent Hunyuan's official pricing page (checked Oct 29, 2026). It's one of the cheapest models we track: number 10 of 77 by blended price ($0.231 per 1M tokens at a 3 to 1 input to output mix). On LMArena's Code Arena it ranks #33 of 50 models we price (relative score 0 out of 100). It's one of our LMArena value picks for reasoning and math.
Hunyuan Hy3 price per million tokens
| Hunyuan Hy3 price per million tokens | USD |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.132 |
| Cached input | $0.033 |
| Output | $0.528 |
| Blended, 3 parts input to 1 part output | $0.231 |
| Context window | 256K tokens |
Official note from Tencent Hunyuan: Singapore region price.
What Hunyuan Hy3 costs for real work
List-price estimates for a month, no discounts. Our math, not a quote: change the token counts in the plan vs API calculator.
| Workload | Tokens a month | Hunyuan Hy3 | Qwen3.8 Flash |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light: a side project or personal assistant | 2M in, 0.5M out | $0.53 | $0.54 |
| Medium: a small team or one product feature | 20M in, 5M out | $5.28 | $5.35 |
| Heavy: a production app | 200M in, 50M out | $52.80 | $53.50 |
| Medium with 80% of input cached | 20M in (16M cached), 5M out | $3.70 | n/a |
How Hunyuan Hy3 ranks on LMArena
Relative score: 100 is the top model we price on that board. Rank is among the models in our price table, not the full leaderboard.
| Board | Rank | Score /100 |
|---|---|---|
| Coding (Code Arena) | #33 of 50 | 0 |
| Chat (Text Arena) | #31 of 51 | 0 |
| Creative writing (Text Arena creative writing) | #30 of 51 | 0 |
| Roleplay and characters (Text Arena multi-turn) | #33 of 51 | 0 |
| Reasoning and math (Text Arena math) | #21 of 51 | 17 |
| Cheap bulk and agents (Agent Arena) | #31 of 34 | 26 |
Closest rivals to Hunyuan Hy3
The models nearest in price, other makers first. Ranks are on Code Arena, where we have them.
| Model | In / out | Blended | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.8 Flash | $0.15 / $0.47 | $0.23 | Same price, no score to separate them. Compare |
| GLM-5.3 Flash | $0.15 / $0.50 | $0.2375 | GLM-5.3 Flash wins: same price, higher score. Compare |
| Mistral Small 4 | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.2625 | Hunyuan Hy3 wins on price. Compare |
| MiniMax-M3.1 Flash | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.2625 | MiniMax-M3.1 Flash for quality, Hunyuan Hy3 for price. Compare |
Cheaper alternatives to Hunyuan Hy3
Nothing in our table is at least 40% cheaper blended. See the cheapest LLM API ranking for the low end.
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FAQ
How much does the Hunyuan Hy3 API cost per million tokens?
$0.132 per 1M input tokens and $0.528 per 1M output tokens, plus $0.033 per 1M for cached input, as of Oct 29, 2026. A typical 3 to 1 input to output mix works out to $0.231 per 1M tokens.
Does Hunyuan Hy3 charge more for long prompts?
Tencent Hunyuan doesn't list a long-prompt surcharge for Hunyuan Hy3. Its pricing note says: Singapore region price.
Is Hunyuan Hy3 cheaper than Qwen3.8 Flash?
Yes. A medium month (20M input and 5M output tokens) costs $5.28 on Hunyuan Hy3 and $5.35 on Qwen3.8 Flash at list price. On Code Arena, Hunyuan Hy3 ranks #33 and Qwen3.8 Flash isn't ranked.
How does Hunyuan Hy3 rank on LMArena?
On Code Arena it is #33 of 50 models we price, with a relative score of 0 out of 100. It ranks on 6 of 8 boards we track.
What is a cheaper alternative to Hunyuan Hy3?
Few models undercut it by much. The next closest in price is Qwen3.8 Flash at $0.23 blended.
Where does this Hunyuan Hy3 price come from?
From Tencent Hunyuan's official pricing page, which we check every day. This page was last checked Oct 29, 2026.