Hy3 vs Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Hy3 and Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.
Verdict
computed from the published numbersHy3 wins on price, on Terminal-Bench and on intelligence.
Price
Hy3
Terminal-Bench
Hy3
Intelligence
Hy3
Context window
Tied
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersHy3 wins
- Cheaper input ($0.132 vs $0.50 /1M)
- Cheaper output ($0.528 vs $2.15 /1M)
- Higher max output (262K vs 203K)
- More serving providers (5 vs 3)
- Has web search
Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b wins
- Supports vision
Cheaper overall
Hy3
$0.132 + $0.528 /1M
Larger context
Tied
More providers
Hy3
5 providers
Pricing & specs
cheapest listed route · per 1M tokensOn-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower. An OpenRouter routed quote is the price of whichever upstream provider OpenRouter prefers today, so it moves day to day.
| Hy3 | Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $0.132OpenRouter routed quote best | $0.50via DeepInfra |
| Output $/1M | $0.528OpenRouter routed quote best | $2.15via Wandb |
| Context window | 262K | 262K |
| Max output | 262K best | 203K |
| Serving providers | 5 best | 3 |
| Date | Released Jul 6, 2026 | Released Jun 4, 2026 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Hy3 | Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 25.3 best | 22.9 |
| Terminal-Bench | 64% best | 54% |
| GPQA Diamond | 90% best | 87% |
| Output speed | 86 t/s | 166 t/s best |
| Latency (TTFT) | 2.81s | 1.12s best |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Hy3
via OpenRouter
$1.19
Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b
via DeepInfra
$4.70
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Hy3 | Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | — | ✓ |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | ✓ | ✓ |
| Audio | — | — |
| Prompt caching | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web search | ✓ | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Hy3 or Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b?
Hy3 is cheaper for input ($0.132 vs $0.50 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote. Hy3 is cheaper for output ($0.528 vs $2.15 per 1M tokens) as an OpenRouter routed quote.
What is the context window difference between Hy3 and Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b?
Both Hy3 and Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b have about a 262K-token context window.
How do Hy3 and Nvidia Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55b compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, Hy3 leads on Terminal-Bench, and Hy3 leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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