DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 vs Tencent: Hy4 preview

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 comes out ahead on the data we track: 3 advantages and none for Tencent: Hy4 preview.

Key numbers

SpecDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813Tencent: Hy4 preview
ProviderDeepSeekTencent
Input price (per 1M tokens)$0.66$0.83
Output price (per 1M tokens)$1.98$2.50
Blended price (3:1 input/output)$0.99$1.25
Cheaper than … of all models we track39%35%
Context window1.0M tokens (~1,573 pages)1.0M tokens (~1,573 pages)
Larger context than … of all models81%81%
Max output per response393K tokens (~294,900 words)64K tokens (~48,000 words)
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Free variantNoNo
Listed since2026-08-122026-08-28
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What it costs for real workloads

Monthly cost at list price for five common workloads. Token counts per unit are stated so you can scale them to your own traffic. A workload that does not fit a model's context window is marked rather than priced.

Workload (per month)DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813Tencent: Hy4 previewDifference
Customer-support chatbot
50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation (1,500 in / 400 out tokens)
$89.10$113DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 saves $23.47
RAG search over documents
20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages (6,000 in / 500 out tokens)
$99.00$125DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 saves $26.09
Coding / tool-using agent
2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context (60,000 in / 6,000 out tokens)
$103$130DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 saves $27.13
Batch summarisation
10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page (8,000 in / 600 out tokens)
$64.68$81.73DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 saves $17.05
Long-document analysis
500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass (100,000 in / 2,000 out tokens)
$34.98$44.20DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 saves $9.22

Capabilities side by side

CapabilityDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813Tencent: Hy4 previewWhat it lets you do
Tool / function calling✓ Yes✓ Yescall your APIs and run agent loops
Structured output (JSON schema)✓ Yes✓ Yesreturn JSON that validates against your schema
Reasoning / thinking mode✓ Yes✓ Yesspend extra tokens thinking before answering hard problems
Image input——read screenshots, charts and scanned pages
Audio input——take speech or audio directly
File / PDF input——accept documents without your own parsing step
Image output——generate images, not just text
Built-in web search——answer from live web results
Seed (reproducible sampling)✓ Yes✓ Yesrepeat a generation for tests and evals
Log-probabilities✓ Yes—read token confidence for classification and scoring

From each model's published parameters and input/output types. “—” means not advertised, not proven absent.

Price history

DateModelInput / 1MOutput / 1M
2026-10-17DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813$0.66$1.98
2026-10-12DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813$1.32$3.96
2026-10-10DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813$0.66$1.98
2026-10-06DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813$1.32$3.96
2026-10-05DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813$0.85$5.00
2026-10-04DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813$0.22$4.20
2026-10-03DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813$0.66$1.98
2026-09-30DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813$1.32$3.96

Which should you choose?

Choose DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 if…

  • cost matters at scale — it is 21% cheaper on a typical 3:1 input/output mix ($89.10 vs $113 a month for 50,000 support chats)
  • you need log-probabilities — to read token confidence for classification and scoring; Tencent: Hy4 preview does not advertise it
  • you generate long outputs in one go — up to 393K tokens (about 294,900 words) per response

Choose Tencent: Hy4 preview if…

No advantage on the data we track — pick it for provider preference or output quality on your own prompts.

Frequently asked questions

Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 better than Tencent: Hy4 preview?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 comes out ahead on the data we track: 3 advantages and none for Tencent: Hy4 preview.

Which is cheaper, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 or Tencent: Hy4 preview?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 is cheaper: $0.99 vs $1.25 per 1M tokens at a typical 3:1 input/output mix, 21% less. For 50,000 support conversations a month that is $89.10 against $113.

How much do DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Tencent: Hy4 preview cost per million tokens?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 costs $0.66 per 1M input tokens and $1.98 per 1M output tokens; Tencent: Hy4 preview costs $0.83 input and $2.50 output. Output tokens are billed separately, so long answers shift the gap.

Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 or Tencent: Hy4 preview?

Both take 1.0M tokens per request — roughly 1,573 pages of text.

Do DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Tencent: Hy4 preview support function calling and JSON output?

Tool calling — DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: yes, Tencent: Hy4 preview: yes. JSON-schema structured output — DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: yes, Tencent: Hy4 preview: yes.

Can DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 or Tencent: Hy4 preview read images?

Neither accepts image input — both are text-in models.

Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 or Tencent: Hy4 preview free to use?

No free variant is listed for either; both are pay-per-token.

What is the maximum output length of DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Tencent: Hy4 preview?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 can write up to 393K tokens (about 294,900 words) per response; Tencent: Hy4 preview up to 64K (about 48,000 words).

When were DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 and Tencent: Hy4 preview released?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 was listed on 2026-08-12; Tencent: Hy4 preview on 2026-08-28.

Has the price of DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 or Tencent: Hy4 preview changed?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813: input price cut 50% ($1.32 → $0.66/1M), output price cut 50% ($3.96 → $1.98/1M) on 2026-10-17 (32 price changes since 2026-08-13). Tencent: Hy4 preview: price unchanged since we started tracking it on 2026-08-29.

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