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Hy3 vs GPT-5.5: The $0.80 Apache Agent vs The $30 Proprietary Giant

Hy3 (295B MoE, Apache 2.0, $0.80/1M) vs GPT-5.5 (proprietary, $30/1M). GPT-5.5 leads coding (+11-42 pts), but Hy3 fights back on agents: wins MCP Atlas (+3.8), edges HLE w/tools (+1.0), near-ties BrowseComp (84.2 vs 84.4). All at 1/37th the cost. 5 charts, full breakdown.

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Hy3 vs Claude Sonnet 5: The Apache Agent vs The Proprietary Coder

Hy3 (295B MoE, Apache 2.0, $0.80/1M) vs Claude Sonnet 5 (proprietary, $10/1M). Sonnet leads every shared benchmark (+0.5 to +8.7 pts). But Hy3 ties on BrowseComp (84.2 vs 84.7), leads MCP Atlas (79.1%), costs 12.5x less. Open-weight agent vs proprietary coder — 5 charts, 10-point verdict.

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Claude Sonnet 5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro: 7.8× the Price for 7.8 More Pro Points

Claude Sonnet 5 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro: Sonnet leads every coding benchmark (+7.8 Pro, +9.2 HLE tools). DeepSeek is #1 global on LiveCodeBench (93.5%), MIT open-weight, and 7.8× cheaper per task ($0.12 vs $0.90). Is 7.8 more Pro points worth 7.8× the cost?

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Claude Sonnet 5 vs Qwen 3.7 Max: The Coder vs The Marathon Runner

Claude Sonnet 5 vs Qwen 3.7 Max: Sonnet leads coding (+2.6 Pro, +4.8 Verified). Qwen dominates math (92.4% GPQA), runs 35-hour autonomous agents, and is 2.7x cheaper ($3.75 vs $15 output). The coder vs the marathon runner — full comparison.

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AI Model Pricing Calculator: Compare 38 Models Live (2026)

Interactive pricing calculator for 39 AI models, now including Gemini 3.6 Flash at $1.50/$7.50 per 1M tokens. Updated July 21, 2026.

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