# Tencent Hy4 vs MiniMax API (slim)

> Tencent Hy4 scores 64 (B) to MiniMax's 56.5 (C) 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 MiniMax API's 56.5 (C), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. MiniMax API leads on reliability, schema & documentation and transparency & trust. Both do llm inference.

- Tencent Hy4: B 64, rank #595 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hy4.min.md
- MiniMax API: C 56.5, rank #914 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/minimax-api.min.md
- 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 Agent ergonomics, 86 against 59; Security & auth, 71 against 30; Payments & pricing, 45 against 30; Maintenance & community, 73 against 45.
- MiniMax API, good for Cheap long-context agent and coding calls through an Anthropic-compatible client, on data you can share with the vendor. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 46; Schema & documentation, 82 against 73; Transparency & trust, 65 against 52. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Tencent Hy4 | MiniMax API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 46 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 73 | 82 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 86 | 59 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 30 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 45 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 73 | 45 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 52 | 65 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Tencent Hy4 | MiniMax API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Tencent (Hy team) | MiniMax |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.minimax.io` |
| Licence | Hosted model under the Tencent Cloud TokenHub terms. Tencent says weights and a system card will follow; no licence is stated yet | Proprietary API under MiniMax's platform terms. MiniMax-M3 and MiniMax-M3.1-Flash weights are on Hugging Face under the MiniMax community licence |
| Last release | 2026-11-04 | 2026-10-19 |
| Popularity | none | 493 stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 2.8/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Security & auth, Tencent Hy4 +41: Tencent Hy4 71 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.); MiniMax API 30 (Model reading (credential, training, retention, operator visibility, programme).)
- Reliability, MiniMax API +29: Tencent Hy4 46 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.); MiniMax API 75 (Atlassian Statuspage at status.minimax.io with Large Language Models, Text-to-Speech and Video Generation components (20).)
- Maintenance & community, Tencent Hy4 +28: Tencent Hy4 73 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.); MiniMax API 45 (Model reading.)
- Agent ergonomics, Tencent Hy4 +27: Tencent Hy4 86 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.); MiniMax API 59 (Model reading of the checklist (tool use, structured output, caching, context, batch, SDKs, errors).)
- Payments & pricing, Tencent Hy4 +15: Tencent Hy4 45 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.); MiniMax API 30 (No x402, MPP or L402 (0).)
- Transparency & trust, MiniMax API +13: Tencent Hy4 52 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.); MiniMax API 65 (Closed service with clear terms under Singapore law and SIAC arbitration.)