# Cerebras Inference vs Tencent Hy4 (slim)

> Cerebras Inference scores 69.9 (B) to Tencent Hy4's 64 (B) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Cerebras Inference scores 69.9 (B) on agent readiness against Tencent Hy4's 64 (B), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. Tencent Hy4 leads on payments & pricing and maintenance & community. Both do llm inference.

- Cerebras Inference: B 69.9, rank #305 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cerebras-inference.min.md
- Tencent Hy4: B 64, rank #595 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hy4.min.md
- Cerebras Inference, good for Cerebras Inference serves language models on Cerebras wafer-scale processors through an OpenAI-compatible API. Ahead on Reliability, 70 against 46; Schema & documentation, 93 against 73; Transparency & trust, 60 against 52. Also 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; Maintenance & community, 73 against 65.

| Category | Cerebras Inference | Tencent Hy4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 70 | 46 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 93 | 73 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 85 | 86 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 70 | 71 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 45 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 73 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 60 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cerebras Inference | Tencent Hy4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | Model API |
| Vendor | Cerebras Systems Inc. | Tencent (Hy team) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cerebras.ai/v1` | no (local only) |
| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service. The official Python SDK is Apache-2.0; served models retain their own licences. | Hosted model under the Tencent Cloud TokenHub terms. Tencent says weights and a system card will follow; no licence is stated yet |
| Last release | 2026-10-28 | 2026-11-04 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2024-08-27 | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 170 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reliability, Cerebras Inference +24: Cerebras Inference 70 (Graded as listed, on the hosted API lines.); Tencent Hy4 46 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Schema & documentation, Cerebras Inference +20: Cerebras Inference 93 (Public OpenAPI 3.1 (25), llms.txt and Markdown pages (10), documented capability and compatibility limits (16 of 20), typed inputs and constrained parameters (1…); Tencent Hy4 73 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Payments & pricing, Tencent Hy4 +15: Cerebras Inference 30 (No machine payment protocol found in the reviewed API and billing docs (0).); Tencent Hy4 45 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Maintenance & community, Tencent Hy4 +8: Cerebras Inference 65 (Dated changelog entry on 28 October 2026, adding five models to the Dedicated catalogue and documenting image inputs in tool messages and new reasoning controls…); Tencent Hy4 73 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Transparency & trust, Cerebras Inference +8: Cerebras Inference 60 (SDK is Apache-2.0, but the hosted cloud terms were not readable in this session (5 of 30).); Tencent Hy4 52 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)