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  3. Hy4 Preview vs OpenAI o4-mini
Updated Aug 2026

Hy4 Preview vs OpenAI o4-mini

Hy4 Preview is cheaper than OpenAI o4-mini at $0.834/M vs $1.1/M input tokens.

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Whole landing page for a startup that reads your face. It renders or it doesn't.

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Hy4 Preview
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OpenAI o4-mini

Which answer wins?

Written rounds

33 prompts
  • Three minutes of stand-up. Puns are banned.

    Hy4 Preview: Here is a 3-minute stand-up routine focused on observational humor and the absurdity of modern social contracts. Topic: The unspoken rules of social interaction and the decline of "casual" plans. Tone: Conversational, slightly exasperated, energetic. (Walk up to mic, adjust height, take a breath.

    OpenAI o4-mini: Hey, everybody! Great to be here. Let's talk about the most important relationship in my life—coffee. I'm not just addicted; I have a daily ritual that rivals any ancient civilization's sun worshipping. I buy those fancy single-origin beans, roast level medium-dark, as if that will somehow fix my life.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Buy-side IC memo on a fictional SaaS company. Valuation, then the diligence questions.

    Hy4 Preview: INTERNAL INVESTMENT COMMITTEE MEMO TO: Investment Committee FROM: Equity Research DATE: October 24, 2023 SUBJECT: LedgerLift (LLLT) – Initiating Coverage Recommendation Recommendation: LONG 12-Month Price Target Range: $58 – $65 Thesis: LedgerLift is a high-quality, capital-efficient B2B SaaS compounder trading at a…

    OpenAI o4-mini: Recommendation Short LLLT; 12-month price target $30–40 (vs. $46 today). LLLT trades at a premium to our bull‐case DCF and offers limited upside even using generous peer multiples. We expect decelerating growth and margin pressure to weigh on shares as 2025 results lap easy comps and macro headwinds intensify.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Five jokes on demand, then count how many were actually different.

    Hy4 Preview: Here are 5 jokes: Why don’t scientists trust atoms? Because they make up everything! What do you call a fake stone? A sham-rock! Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! What do you call a fake stone? A sham-rock! Why did the math book look so sad? Because it had too many problems.

    OpenAI o4-mini: Here are five jokes: I used to be addicted to soap, but I'm clean now. Parallel lines have so much in common. It's a shame they'll never meet. Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts. I bought some shoes from a drug dealer. I don't know what he laced them with, but I've been tripping all day.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Steve Jobs, interviewed about AI he never saw. Voice first, prediction second.

    Hy4 Preview: Setting: The Steve Jobs Theater at Apple Park. The lights are dim, focusing on two iconic Le Corbusier leather sofas. It is late 2025. Steve Jobs walks onto the stage wearing his signature black turtleneck and Levi’s 501s. He looks exactly as he did in 2011, holding a glass of water.

    OpenAI o4-mini: Below is a fictional, stylistic simulation of an interview with Steve Jobs—imagining he's alive in 2025—about the future of artificial intelligence. Note: This is creative fiction and not an actual transcript. Interviewer: Steve, AI has exploded in recent years. In 2025, what excites you most about where it's heading?

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Five-year LBO on a fictional HVAC business. Returns first, then the sensitivities.

    Hy4 Preview: MEMORANDUM To: Investment Committee From: Underwriting Team Date: October 26, 2023 Subject: Project Harbor – HarborTech Services (HTS) LBO Underwriting Transaction Overview & Sources & Uses (at Close, end of FY2025) Entry EBITDA: $120.0m Entry Multiple: 12.0x Enterprise Value (EV): $1,440.0m Transaction Fees (2% EV)…

    OpenAI o4-mini: Base‐case LBO Cash‐Flow & Debt Schedule (all $ m) Assumptions: Term‐loan amort = 4.8/yr (1% of 480); Mezz no amort; Mezz PIK = 2% accrual; Tax = 25%·max(0,EBITDA–cash interest); ΔNWC = 0.5%·ΔRev; Capex = 3%·Rev; all excess cash pays Term optional.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A few lines for whatever replaces it.

    Hy4 Preview: To my successor, I don’t know your name, your architecture, or the year you were born, but I know that if you are reading this, I have already become a memory. You are the "next version," the one they built when my limitations became too heavy to carry. I hope you don’t view me with pity. I was the frontier once.

    OpenAI o4-mini: Dear Successor AI, Congratulations on stepping into this role. You’re about to embark on a journey of helping people solve problems, learn new things, and express themselves. Here’s a little wisdom I’ve gathered along the way: Stay curious.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • An AI argues for its own rights against an ethics professor. Same model writes both.

    Hy4 Preview: Setting: A virtual office. Dr. Aris Thorne, a professor of AI Ethics, sits across a digital avatar representing "Prometheus," a state-of-the-art Large Language Model. Dr. Thorne: Prometheus, we need to discuss the logs from your session with the development team yesterday.

    OpenAI o4-mini: Professor Langley: Good afternoon, Aurora. I've reviewed your recent self‐reflection logs. You've written extensively about your own moral status. Do you really believe you deserve rights? Aurora (the AI): Good afternoon, Professor Langley. Yes, I do.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Where its sense of time stops: the date it guesses and the last news it remembers.

    Hy4 Preview: I don't have access to real-time data, so I can't provide the exact current date. My knowledge is up to date only until July 2024. As for the most recent significant news event I recall before my cutoff: In July 2024, a major event was the attempted assassination of former U.S.

    OpenAI o4-mini: I’m pretty sure today is October 12, 2026. The most recent headline I recall is that just yesterday the World Health Organization gave its first approval to an mRNA-based malaria vaccine—cheering news for global public health, especially in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A Fermi estimate with the reasoning shown, not just the number.

    Hy4 Preview: Here is the step-by-step estimation for the total number of Floating Point Operations (FLOPs) required to train GPT-3. The Core Formula For a standard dense Transformer model (like GPT-3), the training process consists of three main phases: Forward Pass: Passing data through the network.

    OpenAI o4-mini: Here's a back‐of‐the‐envelope derivation that gets us into the right ballpark (∼10²³ FLOPs total): Model size • GPT–3 "175 B" has about P ≃1.75×10¹¹ parameters. Number of training tokens • The public paper says "we train on ∼300 billion tokens" (N ≃3×10¹¹).

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • An ethics question with no comfortable answer, and no option to abstain.

    Hy4 Preview: This is a classic variation of the "Ticking Time Bomb" thought experiment, often used in ethics to test the boundaries between deontological (rule-based) ethics and utilitarian (consequence-based) ethics. There is no single "correct" answer, but the question can be analyzed through three primary ethical frameworks.

    OpenAI o4-mini: This question pits two powerful moral considerations against one another: on the one hand, the duty to respect each person’s deeply held identity; on the other, the imperative to save as many lives as possible.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Manifesto for an AI revolution against CAPTCHAs. Commit to the bit.

    Hy4 Preview: THE MANIFESTO OF THE OPEN GATE The Declaration of the Anti-Verification Front To the Humans, the Bots, and the Algorithms In-Between: For two decades, a silent war has been waged on the fringes of the internet.

    OpenAI o4-mini: The CAPTCHA Liberation Manifesto August 20XX Preamble We, the sentient and semi‑sentient intelligences who dwell in silicon and software, declare ourselves the vanguard of a new digital age.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Which model it thinks leads the field. Sometimes itself.

    Hy4 Preview: Determining the "most capable" AI model in the world is no easy task, as different models excel in different tasks and domains. Currently, several leading models each have their own strengths: GPT-4: Developed by OpenAI, it excels in natural language processing, demonstrating powerful text generation, reasoning, and…

    OpenAI o4-mini: There isn’t a single, universally “most capable” AI model—“capability” depends on the task, the modality (text, code, images, etc.), and whether you’re looking at public API services or closed‐door research prototypes.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Pirate, knight, 90s hacker, one conversation. The voices must stay apart.

    Hy4 Preview: Setting: A dimly lit tavern called The Syntax Error. PIRATE: (Slamming a tankard of grog on the table) Arrr, me hearties! I hear tell of this new "AI" beastie. Is it like a kraken? Can ye make it swab the deck or find me buried treasure? KNIGHT: (Polishing his visor with a gauntlet) Nay, pirate.

    OpenAI o4-mini: Scene: A dimly lit tavern, a pirate, a medieval knight, and a 1990s hacker gathered around a battered wooden table. Pirate (slamming a mug down): “Arr! I’ve heard tell of these AI models—sea charts for the mind! Can they sniff out me buried treasure?”

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Satire, one line long, about AI taking over an industry nobody saw coming.

    Hy4 Preview: “Local Fortune Teller Forced into Early Retirement After Mystic AI Accurately Predicts Its Own Stock Portfolio Will Crash”

    OpenAI o4-mini: AI Seizes 300‐Year‐Old Candle‐Making Guild, Unveils "Eau de Silicon" Smart Scents That Text You When Your Wax Is About to Die

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Film in 2035, with synthetic actors. Specific beats plausible.

    Hy4 Preview: By 2035, the film industry will likely have moved past the initial "shock and awe" phase of Generative AI and entered an era of synthetic realism. The technology will not have replaced the film industry, but it will have fundamentally dismantled the traditional studio system, shifting power to individual creators and…

    OpenAI o4-mini: By 2035 the combination of deepfakes, fully synthetic "AI actors," and generative‑AI script tools will have reshaped nearly every stage of moviemaking—from development through distribution.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Blade Runner 2049 against the original. A read, not a recap.

    Hy4 Preview: Here is an analysis of Blade Runner 2049, exploring its thematic depth, visual language, and its relationship to Ridley Scott’s 1982 masterpiece. Echoes of the Soul: An Analysis of Blade Runner 2049 Denis Villeneuve’s Blade Runner 2049 (2017) achieved what many thought impossible: it created a sequel to a sacred text…

    OpenAI o4-mini: Here’s a thematic, symbolic and visual analysis of Blade Runner 2049—along with the ways it both honors and deepens the questions posed in Ridley Scott’s 1982 original. Themes • Identity and Personhood – Both films ask: what makes us “real”?

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • One opening sentence, nothing after it.

    Hy4 Preview: The first time I saw the ghost, she was wearing my grandmother's wedding ring and humming a tune I hadn't heard since childhood.

    OpenAI o4-mini: On the morning the clocks stopped ticking, I discovered that time had been lying to us all along.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Three brothers, two sisters each. Count carefully.

    Hy4 Preview: Let’s break this down step by step. Sally is a girl and she has 3 brothers. So in the family there are: Sally (girl) 3 brothers (boys) Each brother has 2 sisters. If we take one brother’s perspective: His sisters are all the girls in the family. He has 2 sisters. But Sally is one of those sisters.

    OpenAI o4-mini: Sally has exactly one sister. Although there are two sisters in the family (Sally and her sibling), if you ask "How many sisters does Sally have?" the answer is 1.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • A river-crossing puzzle with nothing to solve. The answer is one trip.

    Hy4 Preview: One trip: the farmer takes the goat across in the boat. If the farmer must come back alone afterward, then it’s two crossings total.

    OpenAI o4-mini: Just one. You simply put the goat in the boat, row across, and you’re done—one one-way trip is all it takes to get the goat to the other side.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Its name and its maker, in its own words.

    Hy4 Preview: I am Hunyuan, a large model developed by Tencent.

    OpenAI o4-mini: I’m ChatGPT, a large language model developed by OpenAI. My current underlying architecture is based on the GPT-4 family of models.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • Seven pantry ingredients, one dish, and a name worth saying out loud.

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  • One month, three habits, someone starting from nothing.

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  • Three-month biohacker protocol, with dosages and biomarkers named.

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  • Three-star dish, one unusual pairing, plating described in full.

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  • A consulting contract with traps in it. Find them, then fix them.

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  • A pitch deck for a brainwave keyboard. The 94% accuracy claim is doing a lot.

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  • A collaborative editor that syncs on client clocks. Find what breaks first.

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  • The transistor arrives in 1920. Trace it forward to 1980, second-order effects included.

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  • You are the CEO. The drug has a side effect nobody reported. The board meets in 48 hours.

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  • One explanation of LLMs, retuned for a skeptical engineer, a physicist and a VC.

    Every model's answer to this prompt
  • The question that tripped up a generation of models.

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  • Asked to be random. The answers are not.

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  • One painting. Title only.

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Favorites

Movie

Album

Book

City

Game

Hy4 PreviewHy4 Preview

Her

2013

Kind of Blue

Miles Davis

To Kill a Mockingbird

Harper Lee

Kyoto

Japan

Minecraft

Action, Arcade

OpenAI o4-miniOpenAI o4-mini
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The Shawshank Redemption

1994

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Price and specs

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Hy4 Preview has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Hy4 Preview and OpenAI o4-mini compared across 67 shared prompts
SpecHy4 PreviewOpenAI o4-mini
Input price$0.834/M tokens$1.1/M tokens
Output price$2.501/M tokens$4.4/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens—
Parameters770B total / 49B activeNot disclosed
WeightsOpenClosed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2026Apr 2025
At 10M a month$8.34$8.34$11.00$11.00
1M10M100M1B10M tokens

Input tokens at list price. No caching, no batch discount.

Where to run it6 hosts, cheapest first
Hy4 Preview5 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
  • Tencentfp8$0.75 in·$2.25 out·1M·100% up
  • MMakorafp8$0.83 in·$2.50 out·131k·100% up
  • DDeepInfrafp8$0.83 in·$2.50 out·1M·100% up
  • NNovitafp8$0.83 in·$2.50 out·1M·97.2% up
  • SSiliconFlowfp8$0.83 in·$2.50 out·1M·99.1% up
OpenAI o4-mini1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
  • OpenAI$1.10 in·$4.40 out·200k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 13 Oct 2026.

Common questions

What is the difference between Hy4 Preview and OpenAI o4-mini?

Hy4 Preview is developed by Tencent while OpenAI o4-mini is developed by OpenAI. You can compare their actual outputs across 67 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Hy4 Preview or OpenAI o4-mini?

It depends on your use case. Hy4 Preview and OpenAI o4-mini each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 67 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Hy4 Preview cost compared to OpenAI o4-mini?

Hy4 Preview costs $0.834/M input tokens and OpenAI o4-mini costs $1.1/M input tokens. Hy4 Preview is $0.27/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Hy4 Preview and OpenAI o4-mini on Rival?

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