Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Tencent HY3
anthropic/claude-sonnet-5.5 · tencent/hy3
As of November 1, 2026, Tencent HY3 is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.0012 per million input tokens and $0.0050 per million output, versus $0.1039 / $0.5195 for Claude Sonnet 5.5, about 99% 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 Sonnet 5.5 when context size wins. Claude Sonnet 5.5 carries the larger context window (1,000,000 vs 262,144 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Tencent HY3, side by side
| Spec | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | Tencent HY3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.1039 | $0.0012 |
| Price · output / 1M | $0.5195 | $0.0050 |
| Context length | 1,000,000 | 262,144 |
| Max output tokens | 128,000 | 131,072 |
| Input modalities | text, image, file | text |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | Yes | — |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| % off list | 94.8% off | 99.1% off |
| First token, median (7 days) | 2.9 s (169 requests) | — |
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 Sonnet 5.5 vs Tencent HY3 — FAQ
Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 or Tencent HY3 cheaper?
Tencent HY3 is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 99%. 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 Sonnet 5.5 and Tencent HY3?
Claude Sonnet 5.5: $0.1039 in / $0.5195 out per 1M tokens. Tencent HY3: $0.0012 in / $0.0050 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 99% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both Claude Sonnet 5.5 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.