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Hy-MT2-30B-A3B vs GLM 4.5 Air

Hy-MT2-30B-A3B (Tencent) and GLM 4.5 Air (Z.ai) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 3 September 2026

As of 3 September 2026, Hy-MT2-30B-A3B holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#73 vs #76); Hy-MT2-30B-A3B is 2.9× cheaper per output token ($0.295/1M vs $0.85/1M); and GLM 4.5 Air offers the longer context window (131K vs 8K tokens).

Which should you choose?

Choose Hy-MT2-30B-A3B if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #73 against #76 (38.9 vs 37.0 points).
  • API cost matters — $0.295/1M output tokens against $0.85/1M, about 2.9× cheaper.
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.074/1M against $0.13/1M.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Hy-MT2-30B-A3B was listed 20 August 2026, GLM 4.5 Air 25 July 2025.

Choose GLM 4.5 Air if…

  • you need the longer context window — 131K tokens against 8K.
  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 1.

Hy-MT2-30B-A3B vs GLM 4.5 Air: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Hy-MT2-30B-A3B and GLM 4.5 Air
FieldHy-MT2-30B-A3BTencentGLM 4.5 AirZ.ai
ModelCap Index position#73#76
Index score38.937.0
EvidenceEstimatedMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.074$0.13
Output price / 1M tokens$0.295$0.85
Context window8K tokens131K tokens
Max output tokens4K98K
API providers listed13
Weight accessOpen weightsOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed20 August 202625 July 2025
PublisherTencentZ.ai

Evidence: publisher corpus prior · leave-one-anchor-out calibrated · 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Hy-MT2-30B-A3B vs GLM 4.5 Air

Public benchmark boards where Hy-MT2-30B-A3B or GLM 4.5 Air has a published result
BoardHy-MT2-30B-A3BGLM 4.5 AirLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)—14271420–1435Only one result
AA Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis—16.7intelligence-indexOnly one result
AA τ²-Bench TelecomArtificial Analysis—46.5%tau2-bench-telecomOnly one result
AA Humanity's Last ExamArtificial Analysis—7.0%humanitys-last-examOnly one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Hy-MT2-30B-A3B vs GLM 4.5 Air: common questions

Is Hy-MT2-30B-A3B better than GLM 4.5 Air?

Hy-MT2-30B-A3B ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 3 September 2026: #73 against #76. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Hy-MT2-30B-A3B cheaper than GLM 4.5 Air?

Hy-MT2-30B-A3B is cheaper on output tokens: $0.295/1M against $0.85/1M. Input tokens are $0.074/1M for Hy-MT2-30B-A3B and $0.13/1M for GLM 4.5 Air. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Hy-MT2-30B-A3B or GLM 4.5 Air?

GLM 4.5 Air has the larger context window: 131K tokens against 8K.

Which is better for coding, Hy-MT2-30B-A3B or GLM 4.5 Air?

The two models do not share a coding benchmark board on ModelCap yet, so no head-to-head coding score is published; the ModelCap Index position is the closest overall signal.

Are Hy-MT2-30B-A3B and GLM 4.5 Air open-weight models?

Hy-MT2-30B-A3B: Open weights. GLM 4.5 Air: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Hy-MT2-30B-A3B and GLM 4.5 Air?

ModelCap currently lists 1 API provider for Hy-MT2-30B-A3B and 3 for GLM 4.5 Air, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Hy-MT2-30B-A3B vs GLM 4.5 Air comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 3 September 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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