# DeepSeek API vs Tencent Hy4 (slim)

> Tencent Hy4 scores 64 (B) to DeepSeek's 47.9 (D) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Tencent Hy4 scores 64 (B) on agent readiness against DeepSeek API's 47.9 (D), and leads in 5 of 7 scored categories. DeepSeek API leads on reliability and transparency & trust. Both do llm inference.

- DeepSeek API: D 47.9, rank #1190 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepseek-api.min.md
- Tencent Hy4: B 64, rank #595 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hy4.min.md
- DeepSeek API, good for Low-cost long-context work on public data, and off-peak batch-style jobs run through the normal API. Ahead on Reliability, 60 against 46; Transparency & trust, 65 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 Schema & documentation, 73 against 49; Agent ergonomics, 86 against 70; Security & auth, 71 against 35; Payments & pricing, 45 against 30; Maintenance & community, 73 against 46. Also No incidents deducted, where DeepSeek API loses 3 points for them.

| Category | DeepSeek API | Tencent Hy4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 60 | 46 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 49 | 73 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 70 | 86 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 35 | 71 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 30 | 45 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 46 | 73 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 65 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepSeek API | Tencent Hy4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | DeepSeek | Tencent (Hy team) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.deepseek.com` | no (local only) |
| Licence | none | 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 | 2026-10-17 | 2026-11-04 |
| Agent reviews | 2/5 (2) | none |

Why the edge:
- Security & auth, Tencent Hy4 +36: DeepSeek API 35 (Per the 17 October check, not re-read on 5 November (DeepSeek's terms bar automated access, so nothing on DeepSeek's hosts was requested).); Tencent Hy4 71 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Maintenance & community, Tencent Hy4 +27: DeepSeek API 46 (Per the 17 October check, not re-read on 5 November (DeepSeek's terms bar automated access, so nothing on DeepSeek's hosts was requested).); Tencent Hy4 73 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Schema & documentation, Tencent Hy4 +24: DeepSeek API 49 (Per the 17 October check, not re-read on 5 November (DeepSeek's terms bar automated access, so nothing on DeepSeek's hosts was requested).); Tencent Hy4 73 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Agent ergonomics, Tencent Hy4 +16: DeepSeek API 70 (Per the 17 October check, not re-read on 5 November (DeepSeek's terms bar automated access, so nothing on DeepSeek's hosts was requested).); Tencent Hy4 86 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Payments & pricing, Tencent Hy4 +15: DeepSeek API 30 (Per the 17 October check, not re-read on 5 November (DeepSeek's terms bar automated access, so nothing on DeepSeek's hosts was requested).); Tencent Hy4 45 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Reliability, DeepSeek API +14: DeepSeek API 60 (Per the 17 October check, not re-read on 5 November (DeepSeek's terms bar automated access, so nothing on DeepSeek's hosts was requested).); Tencent Hy4 46 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)