# Gemini Developer API vs Tencent Hy4 (slim)

> Gemini Developer and Tencent Hy4 score within a point of each other for llm inference, 64.7 and 64 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Gemini Developer API and Tencent Hy4 score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 64.7 (B) and 64 (B). Tencent Hy4 leads on security & auth. Both do llm inference.

- Gemini Developer API: B 64.7, rank #558 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/gemini-api.min.md
- Tencent Hy4: B 64, rank #595 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hy4.min.md
- Gemini Developer API, good for Cheap, long-context Flash calls for prototypes, public data and agents that need to start without a card, and Gemini 4 Argon for long reasoning on the paid tier. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 85 against 73; Agent ergonomics, 93 against 86; Payments & pricing, 60 against 45; Maintenance & community, 83 against 73; Transparency & trust, 72 against 52. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; Free to start without a card.
- 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 Security & auth, 71 against 50. Also No incidents deducted, where Gemini Developer API loses 3 points for them.

| Category | Gemini Developer API | Tencent Hy4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 45 | 46 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 85 | 73 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 93 | 86 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 50 | 71 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 60 | 45 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 83 | 73 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 72 | 52 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Gemini Developer API | Tencent Hy4 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Google | Tencent (Hy team) |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta` | no (local only) |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) | Hosted model under the Tencent Cloud TokenHub terms. Tencent says weights and a system card will follow; no licence is stated yet |
| Last release | 2026-10-30 | 2026-11-04 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-04-28 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-10-01 | 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 | 4k stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (2) | none |

Why the edge:
- Security & auth, Tencent Hy4 +21: Gemini Developer API 50 (Model reading.); Tencent Hy4 71 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Transparency & trust, Gemini Developer API +20: Gemini Developer API 72 (Closed service with clear terms, SDKs Apache-2.0 (15).); Tencent Hy4 52 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Payments & pricing, Gemini Developer API +15: Gemini Developer API 60 (No machine payment protocol (0).); Tencent Hy4 45 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Schema & documentation, Gemini Developer API +12: Gemini Developer API 85 (A keyless Discovery document at generativelanguage.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1beta (revision 20261101, re-read on 1 November) types 86 methods and…); Tencent Hy4 73 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Maintenance & community, Gemini Developer API +10: Gemini Developer API 83 (Model reading.); Tencent Hy4 73 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)
- Agent ergonomics, Gemini Developer API +7: Gemini Developer API 93 (Model reading of the checklist (tool use, structured output, caching, context, batch, SDKs, errors).); Tencent Hy4 86 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.)