Tencent Hunyuan hy3 is a cost-effective Chinese LLM that's often overlooked. Here's the lineup, pricing, and how to reach it from outside China.
| Model | Input | Output | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| hy3 | $0.18 | $0.72 | Balanced, low cost |
| hy3-preview | $0.127 | $0.423 | Cheapest Hunyuan |
| hy-mt2-pro | $0.291 | $0.872 | Translation-focused |
| hunyuan-role | $0.465 | $1.861 | Roleplay / persona |
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
api_key="nvai-your-key",
base_url="https://aiapi-pro.com/v1"
)
resp = client.chat.completions.create(
model="hy3",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)Tencent's own console typically requires a Chinese phone and Alipay. Through NovAI you sign up with any email and call Hunyuan models on an OpenAI-compatible endpoint — no Chinese phone, Hong Kong servers for low Asian latency.
Access Tencent Hunyuan hy3 outside China with no Chinese phone required.
Hunyuan hy3 costs $0.18 per 1M input tokens and $0.72 per 1M output tokens on NovAI. The cheaper hy3-preview is $0.127/$0.423 per 1M.
Yes. Tencent's own console usually needs a Chinese phone and Alipay, but through NovAI you register with any email and access Hunyuan hy3, hy3-preview, hy-mt2-pro, and hunyuan-role via an OpenAI-compatible API.
hunyuan-role is tuned for roleplay and persona-driven conversations. It costs $0.465/$1.861 per 1M on NovAI. For translation, hy-mt2-pro is the specialized option.