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Updated Aug 2026

Hy4 PreviewvsQwen3 Max

Hy4 Preview is cheaper than Qwen3 Max at $0.834/M vs $1.2/M input tokens.

Hy4 Preview and Qwen3 Max compared across 54 shared prompts
SpecHy4 PreviewQwen3 Max
Input price$0.834/M tokens$1.2/M tokens
Output price$2.501/M tokens$6/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens256K tokens
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedAug 2026Sep 2025
Our Verdict
Hy4 Preview
Hy4 Preview
Qwen3 Max
Qwen3 MaxRunner-up

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

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Hy4 Preview
Input
$0.83
1.4× cheaper
Output
$2.50
2.4× cheaper
Qwen3 Max
Input
$1.20
Output
$6.00

Hy4 Preview is cheaper on both: 1.4× input, 2.4× output.

Where to run it

2 hosts

Hy4 Preview1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Tencentfp8$0.83 in·$2.50 out·1M·100% up
Qwen3 Max1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Alibaba Cloud$0.78 in·$3.90 out·262k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
41%

Qwen3 Max uses 1.7x more emoji

Hy4 Preview
Qwen3 Max
53%Vocabulary60%
16wSentence Length28w
0.43Hedging0.43
5.9Bold5.4
3.8Lists3.7
0.40Emoji0.69
0.67Headings0.70
0.13Transitions0.14
Based on 27 + 28 text responses
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