Hy Image 3.5 Preview API
Tencent Hy Image 3.5 Preview from $0.06 per image — generation, image-to-image, and editing in one model.
Tencent's unified image model. Text-to-image, image-to-image, and multi-turn editing through one endpoint — from $0.06 per image.
No credit card required. Takes 30 seconds.
Hy Image 3.5 Preview API pricing
Pay per request from your YepAPI balance — no subscription, no monthly minimum. Prices updated October 23, 2026.
| Billing | Price |
|---|---|
| Rate | $0.06/image |
| What it costs | Per job |
|---|---|
| 1 imagefrom default size | $0.06 |
| 100 imagesa product catalog batch | $6.00 |
| 1,000 imagesa month of app traffic | $60.00 |
2,400+
Developers
1.2M+
API calls served
100+
Endpoints
$0.01
Per call
Yep, that's it.
Try it live
Enter a prompt and generate an image with Hy Image 3.5 Preview.
Drop image or click to upload
For image-to-image editing
Hy Image 3.5 Preview specs
| Provider | Tencent |
|---|---|
| Model ID | tencent/hy-image-v3.5-preview |
| Endpoint | /v1/media/queue |
| Type | Image Generation |
| Output formats | png |
| Image input | Yes |
How to get a Hy Image 3.5 Preview API key
- 1
Create a free account
Sign up at yepapi.com with Google or email. It takes about 30 seconds and needs no card.
- 2
Create an API key
Open the dashboard, go to API Keys and create a key. Copy it — it starts with yep_sk_.
- 3
Call Hy Image 3.5 Preview
Send a request to /v1/media/queue with the x-api-key header and model "tencent/hy-image-v3.5-preview".
- 4
Pay as you go
Usage is billed per request from your balance. Top up any amount; there is no subscription.
Strengths
Hy Image 3.5 Preview covers text-to-image, image-to-image, and editing in a single model.
Built for iterative edits — send a result back with a new instruction to keep refining it.
Upload an image to transform or edit instead of starting from a blank prompt.
Per-image pricing on the shared media endpoint.
Quick start
Copy this snippet and start making calls with Hy Image 3.5 Preview.
// Step 1: Submit job
const res = await fetch('https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/queue', {
method: 'POST',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY',
'Content-Type': 'application/json',
},
body: JSON.stringify({
"model": "tencent/hy-image-v3.5-preview",
"prompt": "A tea house terrace on a misty mountainside, lanterns strung between pine branches, steam rising from a clay teapot, layered blue-green ridges fading into fog",
"options": {
"aspectRatio": "1:1"
}
}),
});
const { data } = await res.json();
const jobId = data.jobId;
// Step 2: Poll for result
const status = await fetch(`https://api.yepapi.com/v1/media/status/${jobId}`, {
headers: { 'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY' },
});
const { data: job } = await status.json();
// job.status: "pending" | "processing" | "completed" | "failed"
// job.result: { text?, image?, audio?, video? }Hy Image 3.5 Preview vs similar models
Every model below runs on the same API key — switch by changing the model ID.
| Model | Provider | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Hy Image 3.5 Preview | Tencent | from $0.06/image |
| FLUX 3 Image Klein | Black Forest Labs | from $0.02/image |
| GPT Image 2 | OpenAI | from $0.02/image |
| GPT Image 1 Mini | OpenAI | from $0.02/image |
| GPT-5.4 Image 2 | OpenAI | from $0.02/image |
| GPT-5 Image Mini | OpenAI | from $0.02/image |
| GPT Image 2.5 Flare | OpenAI | from $0.02/image |
| GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst | OpenAI | from $0.02/image |
Why use Hy Image 3.5 Preview through YepAPI?
Hy Image 3.5 Preview API — Tencent image generation from $0.06
Hy Image 3.5 Preview is a unified image generation and editing model from Tencent. It handles text-to-image, image-to-image, and multi-turn editing through one model, so generating a picture and refining it use the same integration.
Through YepAPI you call it on `/v1/media/queue` at roughly $0.06 per image. As a preview model, its behavior may change upstream before a stable release.
Start generating in 30 seconds
$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.
What developers say
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Frequently asked questions
Tencent's unified image model. Text-to-image, image-to-image, and multi-turn editing through one endpoint — from $0.06 per image.
Hy Image 3.5 Preview costs from $0.06/image through YepAPI, billed per request with no monthly fee. For example, a 1 image (from default size) costs about $0.06.
Sign up at yepapi.com (Google or email, about 30 seconds), open the dashboard and create an API key. The same key works for Hy Image 3.5 Preview and every other model — no separate Tencent account or waitlist.
New YepAPI accounts in most countries get free signup credit, enough to test Hy Image 3.5 Preview without a card. After that you pay per request at the rates above — there is no subscription.
Use "tencent/hy-image-v3.5-preview" as the model on /v1/media/queue. The short alias "hy-image" also works.
Ready to use Hy Image 3.5 Preview?
$5 free credit on signup. No credit card required. Pay per call.
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