# Tencent Hy4 vs OpenAI API (slim)

> OpenAI scores 85.8 (AA) to Tencent Hy4's 64 (B) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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OpenAI API scores 85.8 (AA) on agent readiness against Tencent Hy4's 64 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do llm inference.

- Tencent Hy4: B 64, rank #595 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hy4.min.md
- OpenAI API: AA 85.8, rank #5 of 1524 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-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.
- OpenAI API, good for Agents that want one vendor for text, images, audio, hosted tools and remote MCP, with strict schemas and fine-grained keys, and four GPT-6 price points from Luna to Astra. Ahead on Reliability, 75 against 46; Schema & documentation, 100 against 73; Agent ergonomics, 98 against 86; Security & auth, 100 against 71; Maintenance & community, 87 against 73; Transparency & trust, 90 against 52. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install.

| Category | Tencent Hy4 | OpenAI API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 46 | 75 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 73 | 100 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 86 | 98 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 71 | 100 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 45 | 45 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 73 | 87 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 52 | 90 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Tencent Hy4 | OpenAI API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Tencent (Hy team) | OpenAI |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.openai.com/v1` |
| Licence | Hosted model under the Tencent Cloud TokenHub terms. Tencent says weights and a system card will follow; no licence is stated yet | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |
| Last release | 2026-11-04 | 2026-10-30 |
| Popularity | none | 31k stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (8) |

Why the edge:
- Transparency & trust, OpenAI API +38: Tencent Hy4 52 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.); OpenAI API 90 (Closed service with clear terms, SDKs Apache-2.0 (15).)
- Reliability, OpenAI API +29: Tencent Hy4 46 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.); OpenAI API 75 (Status page at status.openai.com with component history (20).)
- Security & auth, OpenAI API +29: Tencent Hy4 71 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.); OpenAI API 100 (Model reading.)
- Schema & documentation, OpenAI API +27: Tencent Hy4 73 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.); OpenAI API 100 (Official OpenAPI document (openapi.yaml and openapi.json) in the openai/openai-openapi repository, whose openapi.yaml (version 2.3.0, updated 31 October) lists…)
- Maintenance & community, OpenAI API +14: Tencent Hy4 73 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.); OpenAI API 87 (Model reading.)
- Agent ergonomics, OpenAI API +12: Tencent Hy4 86 (Model reading for hy4 on Tencent Cloud TokenHub.); OpenAI API 98 (Model reading of the checklist (tool use, structured output, caching, context, batch, SDKs, errors).)