GLM-4.7-Flash vs Hy-MT2 1.8B
Side-by-side comparison of API pricing, specs, benchmarks, and capabilities
| Specification |
GLM-4.7-FlashFree · limited-time
by Z.AI
|
by Tencent
|
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Status | Current budget Open weights | Current budget Open weights |
| Released | Jun 1, 2025 | May 21, 2026 |
| Pricing per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0/Mtok | $0.044/Mtok |
| Output | $0/Mtok | $0.177/Mtok |
| Blended avg | $0/Mtok | $0.077/Mtok |
| Price basis | Limited-time free tier ($0/$0). Z.AI has not published an end date — verify current pricing before relying on $0. | 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 | 128K tokens | 8K tokens |
| Parameters | Proprietary | 1.8B |
| Speed (TPS) | — | — |
| Modalities | ||
| Input |
text
|
text
|
| Benchmarks sources: LMSYS Chatbot Arena (UC Berkeley) / public leaderboards | ||
| Independent composite scores each on its own scale — not part of the average above | ||
| AA-Omniscience Index (−100–100) | -62.6 | — |
| LMSYS Chatbot Arena | 1367.3 ELO | — |
| Providers | ||
| Available from |
Z.AI — $0/Mtok
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Tencent — $0.044/$0.177/Mtok
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Cost at scale
1M tokens · 50/50 input/output| Volume | GLM-4.7-Flash | Hy-MT2 1.8B | Savings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | $0 | $0.08 | $0.08 (103.6%) |
| 10M tokens | $0 | $0.77 | $0.77 (99.7%) |
| 100M tokens | $0 | $7.73 | $7.73 (100.1%) |
| 1000M tokens | $0 | $77.25 | $77.25 (100%) |
When to pick which
distilled from the pricing and spec data above- cost dominates: free at list price vs $0.077 — 100% less on the same 50/50 token mix
- you need the longer context: 128K tokens vs 8K (15.6×)
- 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 — GLM-4.7-Flash costs $0/Mtok blended on Z.AI.
Summary
GLM-4.7-Flash by Z.AI costs $0/Mtok input, with a 128K-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.
At list price, GLM-4.7-Flash is currently free (Hy-MT2 1.8B costs $0.077/Mtok blended); free tiers are usually rate-limited.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.