Qwen3.6 Plus vs Hy3 preview: API price and specs
Hy3 preview is 38% cheaper than Qwen3.6 Plus on input price.
Hy3 preview is 66% cheaper than Qwen3.6 Plus on output price.
Hy3 preview is 53% cheaper than Qwen3.6 Plus on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Qwen3.6 Plus has a 281.5% larger context than Hy3 preview.
| Field | Qwen3.6 Plus | Hy3 preview |
|---|---|---|
| Lowest input, per 1M | $0.28 +62.4% | $0.17 |
| Median input, per 1M | $0.50 +177.8% | $0.18 |
| Lowest output, per 1M | $1.65 +191.4% | $0.57 |
| Median output, per 1M | $3.00 +400% | $0.60 |
| Lowest unit price | — | — |
| Cost of 1M in + 200k out | $0.61 +114% | $0.28 |
| Context | 1M | 262K +73.8% |
| Max output | 66K +72.2% | 236K |
| Providers | 20 | 6 +70% |
| Regions | GLOBAL | — |
| Accepts | image, image/bmp, image/heic, image/jpeg, image/png, image/tiff, image/webp, pdf, text, video, video/mp4, video/quicktime, video/x-flv, video/x-matroska, video/x-ms-wmv, video/x-msvideo | text |
| Returns | text | text |
| Type | Text models | Text models |
| Free option | yes | yes |
| Cheapest provider | empiriolabs | aihubmix |
Your own workload: how many tokens the model gets (input) and gives back (output) - for example, in a month. The "Cost" row of the table above is recalculated for these numbers, for each model.
Computed from current offers each time the page opens; the best value of a row is bold, the percent is how far behind the best.
Providers selling both
aihubmix, kilo, opencode, openrouter, trustedrouter, zenmux
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Qwen3.6 Plus or Hy3 preview?
Hy3 preview is 38% cheaper than Qwen3.6 Plus on input price. Hy3 preview is 66% cheaper than Qwen3.6 Plus on output price. Hy3 preview is 53% cheaper than Qwen3.6 Plus on a 1M-in / 200k-out workload.
Which has the larger context, Qwen3.6 Plus or Hy3 preview?
Qwen3.6 Plus: 1M tokens; Hy3 preview: 262K tokens.
Where can I use both Qwen3.6 Plus and Hy3 preview?
aihubmix, kilo, opencode, openrouter, trustedrouter, zenmux