AI model comparison

Hy3 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423

Pricing, context window, benchmarks, and features compared side by side. Or skip the guesswork and send one prompt to both.

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Hy3

Hy3 is a 295B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model from Tencent (21B active, 192 experts with top-8 routing) built for reasoning, agentic workflows, and real-world production use.

Input / 1M
$0.08
Output / 1M
$0.33
Context
262K

DeepSeek V4 Pro is a large-scale Mixture-of-Experts model from DeepSeek with 1.6T total parameters and 49B activated parameters, supporting a 1M-token context window.

Input / 1M
$0.21
Output / 1M
$0.42
Context
1.05M

At a glance

Quick verdict

How the two models stack up on the things people ask about most.

Lower price

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Hy3

1.9x cheaper for a typical chat

Higher intelligence score

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DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423

30.4 vs 25.3 on Artificial Analysis

Larger context window

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DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423

1.05M vs 262K tokens

Newer release

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Hy3

Released July 6, 2026

Benchmarks

Benchmark scores

Independent scores from Artificial Analysis. Higher is better.

Intelligence index

tencent logoHy325.3
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Pro 042330.4

Coding index

tencent logoHy358.8
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Pro 042359.4

Agentic index

tencent logoHy324.1
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Pro 042326.3

Pricing

Hy3 vs DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 API pricing

Per-token API rates. Cheaper option highlighted.

Metrictencent logoHy3deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
Input tokensPer 1M tokens$0.08$0.21
Output tokensPer 1M tokens$0.33$0.42
Cached input (read)Per 1M tokens$0.02$0.02
Cache writePer 1M tokensNot availableNot available

What it costs in practice

Estimated cost per 1,000 requests at standard rates. Coding and long-document figures also show the cost when the input is already cached.

Chat message

2K in, 500 out

tencent logoHy3$0.33
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423$0.63

Coding task

30K in, 4K out

tencent logoHy3$3.80$1.94 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423$7.93$2.19 cached

Long document summary

150K in, 2K out

tencent logoHy3$13.04$3.75 cached
deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423$32.16$3.45 cached

Specs

Context window and capabilities

How much each model can read, how much it can write, and what it accepts as input.

Metrictencent logoHy3deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
Context window262K tokens1.05M tokens
Max output128K tokens384K tokens
Input typesTextText
Output typesTextText
Reasoning effort levelsHigh, Low, NoneExtra high, High
Default reasoning effortHighHigh
Release dateJuly 6, 2026April 24, 2026

Features

Supported features

API features available for each model.

Metrictencent logoHy3deepseek logoDeepSeek V4 Pro 0423
Tool callingSupportedSupported
Structured outputsSupportedSupported
JSON modeSupportedSupported
ReasoningSupportedSupported
TemperatureSupportedSupported
Stop sequencesSupportedSupported
Deterministic seedSupportedSupported
Verbosity controlNot supportedNot supported

Our take

Hy3 is 1.9x cheaper for a typical chat. DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 scores higher on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index (30.4 vs 25.3). DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has the larger context window (1.05M vs 262K tokens). The right pick depends on your workload, so the quickest way to settle it is to send the same prompt to both and compare.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is Hy3 or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 cheaper?

Hy3 is cheaper for a typical chat (2K input tokens and 500 output tokens). Hy3 costs $0.08 per 1M input tokens and $0.33 per 1M output tokens, while DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 costs $0.21 per 1M input tokens and $0.42 per 1M output tokens.

Which has a bigger context window, Hy3 or DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423?

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 supports up to 1.05M tokens of context, compared with 262K for Hy3.

Is Hy3 smarter than DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423?

On the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, Hy3 scores 25.3 and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 scores 30.4, putting DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 ahead. Benchmarks don't capture everything, so the best test is running your own prompts through both.

Can I use Hy3 and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 at the same time?

Yes. Shortcut Chat sends one prompt to multiple models at once, so you can see Hy3 and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 answer side by side and keep the better response.

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Why choose? Ask both.

Send one prompt to Hy3 and DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 at the same time. Compare the answers side by side and keep the best one.