Tencent: Hy4 preview

Tencent: Hy4 preview

tencent · Released Aug 28, 2026 NEW
Intelligence #321 / 756
32.9 our score
Speed
Not reported
Input Price #548 / 772
$0.834 per 1M tokens
Output Price #535 / 772
$2.50 per 1M tokens
Context #50 / 772
1M tokens

Analysis Summary

Hy4 preview is a tool-enabled Tencent model with function calling and a 1.05M token context. That makes it relevant to long-document analysis, agent prototypes, codebase navigation, and workflows that need structured external actions.

The preview designation and absence of benchmark data are important production constraints. There is no measured evidence here for reasoning quality, coding performance, instruction following, or sustained agent reliability. Pricing is not low enough to remove the need for quality validation, particularly when cheaper flash models are available. Evaluate it with bounded tasks and explicit monitoring before considering it for client automation or customer-facing content.

Assessed September 7, 2026

Editorial notes

Hy4 preview provides a 1.05M token context, tool use, and function calling at moderate pricing, but it has no benchmark data. It is suitable for controlled trials, not yet a proven production default.

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DFO Verdict

Hy4 preview provides a 1.05M token context, tool use, and function calling at moderate pricing, but it has no benchmark data. It is suitable for controlled trials, not yet a proven production default.

#321 of 756 overall Up 42 this week

How Tencent: Hy4 preview compares

Its 1M-token context window is larger than 94% of the models we list. At $0.83 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 29% of comparable models.

Position in the field
Intelligence: smarter than 58% of models #321
Price: cheaper than 29% of models #548
Context: larger than 94% of models #50
worst in fieldmedianbest in field
Price vs frontier peers · $ per 1M tokens
Tencent: Hy4 preview $0.83 in $2.50 out
OpenAI: GPT-6 Astra $10.00 in $50.00 out
Anthropic: Claude Fable 5.1 $10.00 in $50.00 out
Claude Opus 5 $5.00 in $25.00 out

Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.

Context window vs peers · tokens

1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.

Intelligence0Technical0Value7.3Content5.8
Performance profile

Strongest on value. The pulled-in technical corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.

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Pricing

Token Type Cost per 1M tokens Cost per 1K tokens
Input $0.83 $0.000834
Output $2.50 $0.002501

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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.

3,000
One request is one message, email, draft or automation call.
1,200 tokens

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About Tencent: Hy4 preview

Tencent: Hy4 preview is a mixture-of-experts model from Tencent, with 49B active parameters out of 770B total. It is designed for coding agents, complex tool-use workflows, and productivity tasks that..

Frequently asked questions about Tencent: Hy4 preview

How much does Tencent: Hy4 preview cost?

Tencent: Hy4 preview costs $0.83 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens.

What is the context window of Tencent: Hy4 preview?

Tencent: Hy4 preview has a context window of 1,048,576 tokens (1M).

What can Tencent: Hy4 preview do?

Tencent: Hy4 preview supports tool use and function calling.

Who created Tencent: Hy4 preview?

Tencent: Hy4 preview is developed by Tencent and was released on August 28, 2026.

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