Hunyuan Hy4 Preview API pricing
Official Tencent Hunyuan list price, last checked Oct 29, 2026. Updated Oct 29, 2026.
Hunyuan Hy4 Preview costs $0.834 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens, cached input at $0.042, and a 1M-token context window, per Tencent Hunyuan's official pricing page (checked Oct 29, 2026). It's priced in the middle of the pack: number 39 of 77 by blended price ($1.25 per 1M tokens at a 3 to 1 input to output mix). On LMArena's Code Arena it ranks #18 of 50 models we price (relative score 34 out of 100). Cheaper pick: MiMo-V2.6 Flash scores 36 against 34 on the same board at $0.175 blended, 7.1x less.
Hunyuan Hy4 Preview price per million tokens
| Hunyuan Hy4 Preview price per million tokens | USD |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.834 |
| Cached input | $0.042 |
| Output | $2.50 |
| Blended, 3 parts input to 1 part output | $1.25 |
| Context window | 1M tokens |
Official note from Tencent Hunyuan: Preview. Singapore region price.
What Hunyuan Hy4 Preview costs for real work
List-price estimates for a month, no discounts. Our math, not a quote: change the token counts in the plan vs API calculator.
| Workload | Tokens a month | Hunyuan Hy4 Preview | Grok Build 0.1 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light: a side project or personal assistant | 2M in, 0.5M out | $2.92 | $3.00 | $1.20 |
| Medium: a small team or one product feature | 20M in, 5M out | $29.18 | $30.00 | $12.00 |
| Heavy: a production app | 200M in, 50M out | $292 | $300 | $120 |
| Medium with 80% of input cached | 20M in (16M cached), 5M out | $16.51 | $17.20 | $7.30 |
How Hunyuan Hy4 Preview ranks on LMArena
Relative score: 100 is the top model we price on that board. Rank is among the models in our price table, not the full leaderboard.
| Board | Rank | Score /100 |
|---|---|---|
| Coding (Code Arena) | #18 of 50 | 34 |
| Cheap bulk and agents (Agent Arena) | #19 of 34 | 48 |
Closest rivals to Hunyuan Hy4 Preview
The models nearest in price, other makers first. Ranks are on Code Arena, where we have them.
| Model | In / out | Blended | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grok Build 0.1 | $1 / $2 | $1.25 | Same price, no score to separate them. Compare |
| Qwen3.6 27B | $0.60 / $3.60 | $1.35 | Hunyuan Hy4 Preview wins on price. Compare |
| Qwen3.5 397B-A17B | $0.60 / $3.60 | $1.35 | Hunyuan Hy4 Preview wins on both. Compare |
| Qwen3.8 27B | $0.50 / $3 | $1.12 | Qwen3.8 27B for price, Hunyuan Hy4 Preview for quality. Compare |
Cheaper alternatives to Hunyuan Hy4 Preview
At least 40% cheaper blended, best LMArena score first.
| Model | In / out | Blended | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash | $0.30 / $1.20 | $0.525 | DeepSeek V4.1 Flash wins on both. Compare |
| MiMo-V2.6 Flash | $0.14 / $0.28 | $0.175 | MiMo-V2.6 Flash wins on both. Compare |
| MiMo-V2.6 Pro | $0.435 / $0.87 | $0.5437 | MiMo-V2.6 Pro for price, Hunyuan Hy4 Preview for quality. Compare |
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FAQ
How much does the Hunyuan Hy4 Preview API cost per million tokens?
$0.834 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens, plus $0.042 per 1M for cached input, as of Oct 29, 2026. A typical 3 to 1 input to output mix works out to $1.25 per 1M tokens.
Does Hunyuan Hy4 Preview charge more for long prompts?
Tencent Hunyuan doesn't list a long-prompt surcharge for Hunyuan Hy4 Preview. Its pricing note says: Preview. Singapore region price.
Is Hunyuan Hy4 Preview cheaper than Grok Build 0.1?
Yes. A medium month (20M input and 5M output tokens) costs $29.18 on Hunyuan Hy4 Preview and $30.00 on Grok Build 0.1 at list price. On Code Arena, Hunyuan Hy4 Preview ranks #18 and Grok Build 0.1 isn't ranked.
How does Hunyuan Hy4 Preview rank on LMArena?
On Code Arena it is #18 of 50 models we price, with a relative score of 34 out of 100. It ranks on 2 of 8 boards we track.
What is a cheaper alternative to Hunyuan Hy4 Preview?
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash costs $0.30 in and $1.20 out per 1M tokens, about 2.4x less blended, and scores 46 on Code Arena against 34 for Hunyuan Hy4 Preview.
Where does this Hunyuan Hy4 Preview price come from?
From Tencent Hunyuan's official pricing page, which we check every day. This page was last checked Oct 29, 2026.