# Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models vs Tencent Hy4 (slim)

> Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models scores 81.2 (A) to Tencent Hy4's 64 (B) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models scores 81.2 (A) on agent readiness against Tencent Hy4's 64 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Tencent Hy4 leads on payments & pricing. Both do llm inference.

- Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models: A 81.2, rank #21 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/azure-openai.min.md
- Tencent Hy4: B 64, rank #595 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hy4.min.md
- Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models, good for Teams on Azure that need OpenAI models with Entra ID, private networking, EU or US data zones or FedRAMP scope, and one resource that also serves DeepSeek, Llama, Mistral and Grok models. Ahead on Reliability, 80 against 46; Schema & documentation, 87 against 73; Agent ergonomics, 98 against 86; Security & auth, 95 against 71; Maintenance & community, 86 against 73; Transparency & trust, 83 against 52. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.
- Tencent Hy4, good for Long-context agent work, coding and office or finance tasks on a 1M-token context with images, for teams already on Tencent Cloud or happy to verify an account there. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 45 against 30.

| Category | Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models | Tencent Hy4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 80 | 46 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 87 | 73 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 98 | 86 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 95 | 71 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 45 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 86 | 73 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 83 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models | Tencent Hy4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Microsoft | Tencent (Hy team) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://<resource>.openai.azure.com/openai/v1` | no (local only) |
| Auth | OAuth or key | API key |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the Microsoft Product Terms. The v1 OpenAPI spec is MIT, and the OpenAI SDKs the docs use are Apache-2.0 | Hosted model under the Tencent Cloud TokenHub terms. Tencent says weights and a system card will follow; no licence is stated yet |
| llms.txt | no | yes |
| Last release | 2026-10-26 | 2026-11-04 |
| Terms last updated | no date given | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-09-01 | couldn't be read |
| Customer content may train models | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 454k npm/wk | none |

Why the edge:
- Reliability, Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models +34: Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models 80 (Azure status page with post-incident reviews, listing Azure OpenAI Service, Foundry Models and Foundry Agent Service as components (20).); Tencent Hy4 46 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Transparency & trust, Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models +31: Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models 83 (Closed service under the Microsoft Product Terms, with the v1 spec under MIT and the OpenAI SDKs under Apache-2.0 (15).); Tencent Hy4 52 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Security & auth, Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models +24: Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models 95 (Model reading.); Tencent Hy4 71 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Payments & pricing, Tencent Hy4 +15: Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models 30 (No x402, MPP or L402 (0).); Tencent Hy4 45 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Schema & documentation, Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models +14: Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models 87 (OpenAPI 3.2 spec for the v1 data plane in Azure/azure-rest-api-specs (`azure-v1-v1-generated.json`, 71 paths and 852 schemas), linked from the v1 API page (25).); Tencent Hy4 73 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Maintenance & community, Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models +13: Azure OpenAI in Foundry Models 86 (Model reading.); Tencent Hy4 73 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)