AI model comparison
Hy3 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
Side by side comparison of Hy3 and Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite on pricing, benchmark scores, context window, and more.
Hy3 is a 295B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model from Tencent (21B active, 192 experts with top-8 routing) built for reasoning, agentic workflows, and real-world production use.
- Input / 1M
- $0.13
- Output / 1M
- $0.53
- Context
- 262K
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite is a lightweight reasoning model in the Gemini 2.5 family, optimized for ultra-low latency and cost efficiency.
- Input / 1M
- $0.10
- Output / 1M
- $0.40
- Context
- 1.05M
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At a glance
Quick verdict
How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.
Lower price
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
1.3x cheaper for a typical chat
Higher intelligence score
Not available
Not enough benchmark data
Larger context window
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
1.05M vs 262K tokens
Newer release
Hy3
Released July 6, 2026
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores
Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.
Intelligence index
Gemini 2.5 Flash LiteNot availableCoding index
Gemini 2.5 Flash LiteNot availableAgentic index
Gemini 2.5 Flash LiteNot availablePricing
Hy3 vs Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite API pricing
Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Input tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.13 | $0.10 |
| Output tokensPer 1M tokens | $0.53 | $0.40 |
| Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens | $0.03 | $0.01 |
| Cache writePer 1M tokens | Not available | $0.08 |
| Web searchPer request | Not available | $0.014 |
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
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite$0.40Coding task
30K in, 4K out
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite$4.60$1.90 cachedLong document summary
150K in, 2K out
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite$15.80$2.30 cachedSpecs
Context window and capabilities
How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Context window | 262K tokens | 1.05M tokens |
| Max output | 128K tokens | 66K tokens |
| Input types | Text | Audio, File, Image, Text, Video |
| Output types | Text | Text |
| Reasoning effort levels | High, Low, None | Not available |
| Default reasoning effort | High | Not available |
| Release date | July 6, 2026 | July 22, 2025 |
Features
Supported features
API features available for each model.
| Metric | Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Tool calling | Supported | Supported |
| Structured outputs | Supported | Supported |
| JSON mode | Supported | Supported |
| Reasoning | Supported | Supported |
| Temperature | Supported | Supported |
| Stop sequences | Supported | Supported |
| Deterministic seed | Supported | Supported |
| Verbosity control | Not supported | Not supported |
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Our take
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is 1.3x cheaper for a typical chat. Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite has the larger context window (1.05M vs 262K 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 Hy3 or Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite cheaper?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite costs $0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens, while Hy3 costs $0.13 per 1M input tokens and $0.53 per 1M output tokens.
Which has a bigger context window, Hy3 or Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?
Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 262K for Hy3.
Can I use Hy3 and Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite at the same time?
Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Hy3 and Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite answer side by side and keep the better response.
Why choose? Ask both.
Send one prompt to Hy3 and Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.