Hanzo Pricing Deep Dive: Every Model, Every Plan, Every Comparison

This is the complete pricing reference for the Hanzo ecosystem — covering AI models (hanzo.ai), bot infrastructure (hanzo.bot), and cloud compute (hanzo.network). Every number, every comparison, every advantage.

Part 1: AI Models (hanzo.ai)

Zen4 Chat & Reasoning Models

Model	Architecture	Params	Context	Tier
Zen4	MoE	744B (40B active)	202K	Ultra Max
Zen4 Ultra	MoE + CoT	744B (40B active)	262K	Ultra Max
Zen4 Max	Dense	N/A	1M	Ultra Max
Zen4 Pro	MoE	80B (3B active)	131K	Ultra
Zen4 Thinking	MoE + CoT	80B (3B active)	131K	Pro Max
Zen4 Mini	Dense	N/A	128K	Starter (free)

Zen4 Code Models

Model	Architecture	Params	Context	Tier
Zen4 Coder	MoE	480B (35B active)	163K	Ultra
Zen4 Coder Pro	Dense BF16	480B	131K	Ultra Max
Zen4 Coder Flash	MoE	30B (3B active)	262K	Pro Max

Zen3 Multimodal Models

Model	Type	Params	Context	Tier
Zen3 Omni	Text+Vision+Audio	~200B	202K	Pro Max
Zen3 VL	Vision-Language	30B (3B active)	262K	Pro Max
Zen3 Nano	Text	8B	128K	Starter (free)
Zen3 Guard	Safety	4B	65K	Pro

Embeddings & Reranking

Model	Context	Params	Tier
Zen3 Embedding	8K	N/A	Pro Max
Zen3 Embedding Medium	40K	4B	Pro
Zen3 Embedding Small	32K	0.6B	Starter
Zen3 Reranker	40K	8B	Pro Max
Zen3 Reranker Medium	40K	4B	Pro
Zen3 Reranker Small	40K	0.6B	Starter

Image Generation

Model	Pricing	Best For
Zen3 Image	$0.04/image	General purpose
Zen3 Image Max	$0.08/image	Professional creative
Zen3 Image Dev	$0.0005/step	Experimentation
Zen3 Image Fast	$0.00035/step	Real-time
Zen3 Image SDXL	$0.00013/step	High-res, high-throughput
Zen3 Image SSD	$0.00013/step	Fastest, cheapest
Zen3 Image Playground	$0.00013/step	Artistic/aesthetic
Zen3 Image JP	$0.00013/step	Japanese-specialized

Audio & Speech

Model	Pricing	vs OpenAI Whisper ($0.006)
Zen3 Audio	$0.0015/min	75% cheaper
Zen3 Audio Fast	$0.0009/min	85% cheaper
Zen3 ASR (streaming)	$0.0035/min	Real-time, no equivalent
Zen3 ASR v1	$0.0032/min	Legacy streaming

Third-Party Models

100+ models at zero markup. Featured models include Claude Opus 4.6, GPT-5, Gemini 2.5 Pro, DeepSeek R1, Llama 4 Maverick, Mistral Large, Grok 3, and more. Pricing is passed through from providers at cost.

Tool Pricing

Tool	Price
Web Search	$0.005/query
Code Interpreter	$0.03/session-minute
File Storage	$0.20/GB/month
Image Generation	$0.04/image
Speech-to-Text	$0.006/minute
Text-to-Speech	$15.00/1M characters

Part 2: Cloud Compute (hanzo.network)

All 11 Plans

Plan	CPU	vCPU	RAM	SSD	Transfer	Max VMs	Price/mo
Starter	Shared	1	1 GB	20 GB	500 GB	1	$5 (free credit)
Builder	Shared	2	2 GB	40 GB	1 TB	5	$10
Dev	Shared	2	8 GB	25 GB	3 TB	25	$15 (most popular)
Pro	Dedicated	2	8 GB	80 GB	2 TB	25	$25
Turbo	Shared	4	16 GB	160 GB	4 TB	25	$39
Turbo Ded	Dedicated	4	16 GB	160 GB	4 TB	25	$49
Business	Dedicated	8	32 GB	240 GB	20 TB	50	$219
Enterprise	Dedicated	16	64 GB	360 GB	40 TB	100	$429
Scale	Dedicated	32	128 GB	600 GB	50 TB	250	$849
Mega	Dedicated	48	192 GB	960 GB	60 TB	500	$1,299
Ultra	Dedicated	96	384 GB	1.9 TB	120 TB	1,000	$3,999

vs DigitalOcean (Head-to-Head)

Specs	Hanzo	DO	Savings	Notes
1 vCPU / 1 GB shared	$5	$6	17%
2 vCPU / 2 GB shared	$10	$18	44%
2 vCPU / 8 GB shared	$15	$24 (4 GB)	38%	Hanzo has 2x RAM
2 vCPU / 8 GB dedicated	$25	$40 (4 GB)	38%	Hanzo has 2x RAM
4 vCPU / 16 GB shared	$39	$48 (8 GB)	19%	Hanzo has 2x RAM
8 vCPU / 32 GB dedicated	$219	$240	9%
16 vCPU / 64 GB dedicated	$429	$480	11%
32 vCPU / 128 GB dedicated	$849	$960	12%

vs AWS Lightsail (Head-to-Head)

Specs	Hanzo	Lightsail	Savings
2 vCPU / 4 GB	$15 (8 GB)	$24	38% + 2x RAM
2 vCPU / 8 GB	$25 (ded)	$44	43%
4 vCPU / 16 GB	$39	$84	54%
8 vCPU / 32 GB	$219	$164	Lightsail cheaper (less SSD/transfer)

vs Vultr (Head-to-Head)

Specs	Hanzo	Vultr Regular	Vultr Optimized	Savings
2 vCPU / 4 GB	$10 (2 GB)	$20	$60	50–83%
4 vCPU / 16 GB	$39	$40 (8 GB)	$120	3–68%
8 vCPU / 32 GB	$219	N/A	$240	9%
16 vCPU / 64 GB	$429	N/A	$480	11%
32 vCPU / 128 GB	$849	N/A	$960	12%

What's Included (No Extra Charge)

Zero egress fees
DDoS protection
Automated backups
IPv4 + IPv6
Consistent global pricing (same in all 4 regions)

Block Storage

$0.08/GB/month (DO: $0.10/GB — 20% cheaper). 1 GB to 16 TB.

GPU Tiers

Tier	GPU	VRAM	Price/hr
Standard	1x H100	80 GB	$3.48
Pro	2x H100	160 GB	$6.96
Ultra	4x H100	320 GB	$13.92

Part 3: Where We're Cheapest

>50% Cheaper

Audio transcription vs OpenAI Whisper: 85% cheaper
GPU vs AWS: 72% cheaper
Cloud VMs vs Lightsail at Turbo tier: 54% cheaper
Cloud VMs vs Vultr Regular at Builder tier: 50% cheaper

30–50% Cheaper

Cloud VMs vs DO at Builder: 44% cheaper
Cloud VMs vs DO at Dev/Pro: 38% cheaper (with 2x RAM)
Cloud VMs vs Lightsail at Pro: 43% cheaper
Cloud VMs vs Linode Dedicated at Pro/Turbo: 42–43% cheaper

10–30% Cheaper

Block storage vs DO: 20% cheaper
Cloud VMs vs DO at enterprise tiers: 9–12% cheaper
Image generation (SSD model): industry lowest at $0.00013/step

Pioneering (No Direct Comparison)

Zero-markup third-party AI model access
1M context window (Zen4 Max)
Free-tier production AI models
Zero egress fee cloud with consistent global pricing
Unified AI + Cloud + Tools in one platform

Summary

The Hanzo ecosystem eliminates the choice between cheap and capable. AI models, cloud compute, GPU access, and developer tools — all under one account, one API key, one bill.

hanzo.ai — The AI gateway. 14 Zen models + 100+ third-party. Zero markup.
hanzo.bot — AI agent infrastructure. Compute + models + tools from $5/mo.
hanzo.network — Developer cloud. 10–54% cheaper than DO/AWS/Vultr.

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