Head to head
TE vs ST For light moderate heavy
Verdict · measured basis
Hy3 costs $0.0020 per solved task against
Step 3.5 Flash at $0.0031 — ▼ 1.5x cheaper .
Over 200 tasks that is $0.21 a month.
On output token price alone Step 3.5 Flash looks 1.1x cheaper. The ranking reverses once you divide by pass rate — the cheaper tokens do not win the task.
Copy link Save scenario Export compare table Planned
Verified pricing, pass rate and cost per solved task for Hy3 and Step 3.5 Flash Figure Hy3 Step 3.5 Flash Input $/Mtok $0.083 $0.1 Output $/Mtok $0.33 $0.3 Cached input $/Mtok $0.021 $0.1 Pass rate 67% 50% Cost per solved task $0.0020 measured $0.0031 measured Cost per month $0.41 $0.62
Cost per month against tasks per month · drag the marker
Monthly cost against tasks per month Log-log lines for Hy3 (measured, $0.0020 per solved task), Step 3.5 Flash (measured, $0.0031 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks. 10 100 1k 10k 100k $0.1 $1 $10 $100 TASKS / MONTH (log) → 200 tasks Hy3 · MEASURED · $0.0020 per solved task $0.41 Hy3 MEASURED Step 3.5 Flash · MEASURED · $0.0031 per solved task $0.62 Step 3.5 Flash MEASURED Monthly cost against tasks per month Log-log lines for Hy3 (measured, $0.0020 per solved task), Step 3.5 Flash (measured, $0.0031 per solved task) from 10 to 100,000 tasks a month. Marker at 200 tasks. 10 100 1k 10k 100k $0.1 $1 $10 $100 TASKS / MONTH (log) → 200 tasks Hy3 · MEASURED · $0.0020 per solved task $0.41 Step 3.5 Flash · MEASURED · $0.0031 per solved task $0.62 — Hy3 · MEASURED — Step 3.5 Flash · MEASURED Solid measured · dashed modeled · dotted stale. The gap is the verdict.
Solvency Bench (solvency.dev) — first-party measurement · verified 2026-08-26 · prices from each provider's pricing page; measured rows ignore the tier · Methodology · All models at these settings