Claude Opus 4.8 vs Tencent HY3
anthropic/claude-opus-4.8 · tencent/hy3
As of November 1, 2026, Tencent HY3 is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.0009 per million input tokens and $0.0037 per million output, versus $0.2485 / $1.24 for Claude Opus 4.8, about 100% less when output is 3 tokens for every input token. These are the best prices on the market right now. Both work with one OpenAI-compatible key and UberLLM adds no fee. Choose Tencent HY3 to cut cost; choose Claude Opus 4.8 when context size wins. Claude Opus 4.8 carries the larger context window (1,000,000 vs 262,144 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
Claude Opus 4.8 vs Tencent HY3, side by side
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.8 | Tencent HY3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.2485 | $0.0009 |
| Price · output / 1M | $1.24 | $0.0037 |
| Context length | 1,000,000 | 262,144 |
| Max output tokens | 128,000 | 131,072 |
| Input modalities | text, image | text |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | Yes | — |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| % off list | 95% off | 99.3% off |
Best prices on UberLLM right now. No UberLLM fee on requests; adding credit by card costs 5.5% + $0.50. Updated November 1, 2026. A price more than 70% below list is what buyers were billed, not an error. Why so cheap?
Claude Opus 4.8 vs Tencent HY3 — FAQ
Is Claude Opus 4.8 or Tencent HY3 cheaper?
Tencent HY3 is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 100%. A request costs what its provider charged, UberLLM adds no fee, and every request is listed with its cost in Activity.
What's the price difference between Claude Opus 4.8 and Tencent HY3?
Claude Opus 4.8: $0.2485 in / $1.24 out per 1M tokens. Tencent HY3: $0.0009 in / $0.0037 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 100% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both Claude Opus 4.8 and Tencent HY3 with one API?
Yes. Both are served through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint — set the base URL to https://api.uberllm.dev/v1 and your UberLLM key, then switch between them by changing the model id. Anthropic SDKs work via https://api.uberllm.dev/v1/messages.