Hunyuan Hy4 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro
Official Tencent Hunyuan and DeepSeek API prices and LMArena scores, checked 2026-11-14. Add up to 2 more models to compare 4.
Hunyuan Hy4 costs less; quality is n/a.
Hunyuan Hy4 is 1.6x cheaper on input and output. LMArena has no task both models are ranked on, so quality is n/a here. A medium month (20M input + 5M output tokens) costs $29.19 on Hunyuan Hy4 and $46.20 on DeepSeek V4 Pro.
- Pick Hunyuan Hy4 if you want the lower bill ($29.19 vs $46.20 for a medium month).
- Pick DeepSeek V4 Pro if nothing here clearly favors it (no lower bill, bigger context, cheaper cache or LMArena lead of 3+ points over Hunyuan Hy4).
Medium: 20M input + 5M output tokens a month at list price (short-context rate, no caching or batch discounts).
Marked side is better: lower for prices, higher for context and scores. Bars are scaled to the larger of the two.
| Spec | Hunyuan Hy4 | DeepSeek V4 Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price per 1M tokens | ||
| Input | $0.834 | $1.32 |
| Cached input | $0.042 | $0.044 |
| Output | $2.50 | $3.96 |
| Blend 3:1 | $1.25 | $1.98 |
| Sample month, medium | $29.19 | $46.20 |
| Context | ||
| Context window | 1M tokens | 1M tokens |
| Quality (LMArena, out of 100) | ||
| Coding | Not ranked | 0/100 #41 of 53 |
| Chat | Not ranked | 0/100 #28 of 54 |
| Creative writing | Not ranked | 0/100 #23 of 54 |
| Roleplay and characters | Not ranked | 0/100 #21 of 54 |
| Reasoning and math | Not ranked | 0/100 #38 of 52 |
| Vision | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Long documents | Not ranked | Not ranked |
| Cheap bulk and agents | 35/100 #12 of 40 | Not ranked |
| Details | ||
| Provider | Tencent Hunyuan | DeepSeek |
| API model id | hy4 | deepseek-v4-pro |
| Notes | Singapore region list price. Tencent bills Hy4 at 50% of list ($0.417 in, $1.251 out) through Dec 31, 2026 (Beijing time). | Peak rate. Off-peak is half price. |
| Sources | ||
| Last checked | 2026-11-14 | 2026-11-14 |
| Official pricing | Tencent Hunyuan pricing | DeepSeek pricing |
Plans from data checked hourly against each vendor's official pricing page. Vendors state limits in different units, so we quote them as published. Team and enterprise plans are per seat.
API prices in USD per 1M tokens from each provider's official pricing page. Blend 3:1 = (3 x input + output) / 4. Sample month = stated input and output tokens at the list price, no caching. Quality: relative score out of 100 on each LMArena leaderboard (100 = top model we price on that board, n/a = not ranked there), data licensed CC BY 4.0. See how we pick.
Where each one ranks on LMArena
Relative score out of 100 on each leaderboard (100 = the top model we price there), with the rank among the models from our API price table that appear on that board.
- Coding (Code Arena): Hunyuan Hy4 not ranked, DeepSeek V4 Pro #41 of 53 (0/100)
- Chat (Text Arena): Hunyuan Hy4 not ranked, DeepSeek V4 Pro #28 of 54 (0/100)
- Creative writing (Text Arena creative writing): Hunyuan Hy4 not ranked, DeepSeek V4 Pro #23 of 54 (0/100)
- Roleplay and characters (Text Arena multi-turn): Hunyuan Hy4 not ranked, DeepSeek V4 Pro #21 of 54 (0/100)
- Reasoning and math (Text Arena math): Hunyuan Hy4 not ranked, DeepSeek V4 Pro #38 of 52 (0/100)
- Vision (Vision Arena): Hunyuan Hy4 not ranked, DeepSeek V4 Pro not ranked
- Long documents (Document Arena): Hunyuan Hy4 not ranked, DeepSeek V4 Pro not ranked
- Cheap bulk and agents (Agent Arena): Hunyuan Hy4 #12 of 40 (35/100), DeepSeek V4 Pro not ranked
Pricing details from the official pages
Hunyuan Hy4 lists $0.834 input, $2.50 output, $0.042 cached input per 1M tokens on Tencent Hunyuan pricing. DeepSeek V4 Pro lists $1.32 input, $3.96 output, $0.044 cached input per 1M tokens on DeepSeek pricing. Prices checked 2026-11-14.
- Hunyuan Hy4: Singapore region list price. Tencent bills Hy4 at 50% of list ($0.417 in, $1.251 out) through Dec 31, 2026 (Beijing time).
- DeepSeek V4 Pro: Peak rate. Off-peak is half price.
Sample monthly bill at list price, no caching: Light (2M input + 0.5M output tokens): $2.92 vs $4.62. Medium (20M input + 5M output tokens): $29.19 vs $46.20. Heavy (200M input + 50M output tokens): $291.85 vs $462.
FAQ
Is Hunyuan Hy4 cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Pro?
Hunyuan Hy4 costs $0.834 input and $2.50 output per 1M tokens; DeepSeek V4 Pro costs $1.32 and $3.96. For a medium month (20M input + 5M output tokens) Hunyuan Hy4 is cheaper: $29.19 vs $46.20.
Which is better for coding, Hunyuan Hy4 or DeepSeek V4 Pro?
Code Arena score: Hunyuan Hy4 n/a (not ranked), DeepSeek V4 Pro 0/100. We do not guess missing scores.
Which has the bigger context window?
Hunyuan Hy4: 1M tokens. DeepSeek V4 Pro: 1M tokens. Both list the same window.
How much do Hunyuan Hy4 and DeepSeek V4 Pro cost per month?
Light (2M input + 0.5M output tokens): $2.92 vs $4.62. Medium (20M input + 5M output tokens): $29.19 vs $46.20. Heavy (200M input + 50M output tokens): $291.85 vs $462. Pick your own token counts in the plan vs API calculator.
Where do these numbers come from?
Prices come from each provider's official pricing page, checked daily. Quality is the relative score on the LMArena leaderboard dataset, licensed CC BY 4.0. Where a model is not ranked we show n/a.
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