LFM2.5 8B A1B vs Hy-MT2 1.8B
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
| Specification |
by Together
|
by Tencent
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget Open weights | Current budget Open weights |
| Released | May 27, 2026 | May 21, 2026 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.030/Mtok | $0.044/Mtok |
| Output | $0.120/Mtok | $0.177/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0.052/Mtok | $0.077/Mtok |
| Price basis | — | Tencent's own price, quoted by the FP8 endpoint Tencent operates for this model. Tencent's RMB rate card carries the matching row — Hy-MT2-Lite at ¥0.3 in / ¥1.2 out per 1M tokens, the only row on that card that converts to these figures — at 6.78 CNY/USD. Tencent publishes no cached-input rate for this family. |
| Specifications | ||
| Context window | 33K tokens | 8K tokens |
| Parameters | 8.5B (A1B) | 1.8B |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
text
|
| Benchmarks sources: Artificial Analysis / public leaderboards | ||
| Independent composite scores each on its own scale — not part of the average above | ||
| AA-Omniscience Index (−100–100) | -33.2 | — |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Together — $0.030/$0.120/Mtok
|
Tencent — $0.044/$0.177/Mtok
|
Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | LFM2.5 8B A1B | Hy-MT2 1.8B | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0.05 | $0.08 | $0.02 (25.9%) |
| 10M tokens | $0.53 | $0.77 | $0.25 (32.4%) |
| 100M tokens | $5.25 | $7.73 | $2.47 (32%) |
| 1000M tokens | $52.5 | $77.25 | $24.75 (32%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above- cost dominates: $0.052/Mtok blended vs $0.077 — 32% less on the same 50/50 token mix
- you need the longer context: 33K tokens vs 8K (4×)
- this pairing gives Hy-MT2 1.8B no edge on price, context, cache discount, or measured performance — pick it only for qualitative fit (ecosystem, compliance, model behavior on your prompts)
The cheaper option here — LFM2.5 8B A1B costs $0.052/Mtok blended on Together.
Summary
LFM2.5 8B A1B by Together costs $0.030/Mtok input and $0.120/Mtok output, with a 33K-token context window. It supports text input.
Hy-MT2 1.8B by Tencent costs $0.044/Mtok input and $0.177/Mtok output, with a 8K-token context window. It supports text input.
On a blended cost basis, LFM2.5 8B A1B is 32% cheaper than Hy-MT2 1.8B.It also has a larger context window.
Note: Pricing is per million tokens. Actual costs vary with usage patterns, prompt caching, and batch discounts. Always verify against official provider pricing pages.