AI model comparison
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Hy4 preview
Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.
Anthropic
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Claude Sonnet 5.5 is Anthropic's Sonnet-class model for well-scoped everyday work, succeeding Claude Sonnet 5 as a direct upgrade.
- Input / 1M
- $2
- Output / 1M
- $10
- Context
- 1M
Tencent
Hy4 preview
Tencent: Hy4 preview is a mixture-of-experts model from Tencent, with 49B active parameters out of 770B total.
- Input / 1M
- $0.75
- Output / 1M
- $2.25
- Context
- 1.05M
At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Hy4 preview
3.4x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Tie
Not enough benchmark data
Larger context window
Hy4 preview
1.05M vs 1M tokens
Newer release
Claude Sonnet 5.5
Released September 28, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Claude Sonnet 5.556Coding index
Claude Sonnet 5.5Not availableAgentic index
Claude Sonnet 5.5Not availablePricing
Claude Sonnet 5.5 vs Hy4 preview API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $2 | $0.75 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $10 | $2.25 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.10 | $0.04 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | $2.50 | Not available |
| Web searchPer request | $0.01 | Not available |
What it costs in practice
Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.
Chat message
2K in, 500 out
Claude Sonnet 5.5$9Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Claude Sonnet 5.5$100$43 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Claude Sonnet 5.5$320$35 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1.05M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 64K tokens |
| Input types | File, Image, Text | Text |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | Max, Extra high, High, Medium, Low | High, Low, None |
| Default reasoning effort | High | High |
| Release date | September 28, 2026 | August 28, 2026 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Claude Sonnet 5.5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Not supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Not supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Hy4 preview is 3.4x cheaper for a typical chat. Hy4 preview has the larger context window (1.05M vs 1M tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Is Claude Sonnet 5.5 or Hy4 preview cheaper?
Hy4 preview is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Hy4 preview costs $0.75 per 1M input tokens and $2.25 per 1M output tokens, while Claude Sonnet 5.5 costs $2 per 1M input tokens and $10 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Claude Sonnet 5.5 or Hy4 preview?
Hy4 preview supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 1M for Claude Sonnet 5.5.
Can I use Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Hy4 preview at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Hy4 preview answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Hy4 preview at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.