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DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp vs Hy4 preview

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Hy4 preview are closely matched at 47.7 and 51.5 on the LLM Stats Score.

DeepSeek · Tencent · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Hy4 preview are closely matched on the overall LLM Stats Score at 47.7 and 51.5.

In the 5 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Hy4 preview wins 4; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.

Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.

Choose DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.22/M input and $0.66/M output

Choose Hy4 preview

  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 4 of 5 exact shared results
  • you want the most recent training data — it shipped Aug 2026
  • you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Core performance indexes
47.7
#19
51.5
#10
44.3
#31
51.2
#8
36.6
#19
40.9
#10
33.8
#18
37.1
#11
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 5
4 of 5
Input price
$0.22 / M
— / M
Output price
$0.66 / M
— / M
Context window
1,048,576

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp
Hy4 preview
27.6#20
32.6#7
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

7 reported for DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp · 32 for Hy4 preview

5 shared

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp outperforms in 1 benchmarks (Agents' Last Exam), while Hy4 preview is better at 4 benchmarks (AutomationBench, DeepSWE, NL2Repo, Terminal-Bench 2.1).

Hy4 preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp specifies input context (1,048,576 tokens). Only DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp specifies output context (393,216 tokens).

DeepSeek
DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output393,216 tokens
Tencent
Hy4 preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Mon Aug 31 2026 • llm-stats.com

Input capabilities

Documented input modalities across available providers

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp supports multimodal inputs, whereas Hy4 preview does not.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Hy4 preview

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp was released on 2026-08-21, while Hy4 preview was released on 2026-08-28.

Hy4 preview is 0 month newer than DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp.

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp

Aug 21, 2026

1 weeks ago

Hy4 preview

Aug 28, 2026

2 days ago

1w newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Outputs Comparison

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Judge for yourself.

Run your own prompts against DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Hy4 preview side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp vs Hy4 preview.

Which is better, DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp or Hy4 preview?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Hy4 preview are closely matched on the LLM Stats Score at 47.7 and 51.5. DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp is made by DeepSeek and Hy4 preview is made by Tencent. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp compare to Hy4 preview in benchmarks?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp scores Terminal-Bench 2.1: 83.9%, DSBench-Hard: 63.6%, DeepSWE: 59.3%, NL2Repo: 57.7%, ZEROBench: 35.0%. Hy4 preview scores GPQA: 92.3%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 85.4%, WideSearch: 83.9%, MCP Atlas: 83.7%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 82.9%.

What are the context window sizes for DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Hy4 preview?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp supports 1.0M tokens and Hy4 preview supports an unknown number of tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Hy4 preview?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (47.7 vs 51.5), multimodal support (yes vs no), licensing (Unknown vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp and Hy4 preview?

DeepSeek-V4-Flash-Vision-Exp is developed by DeepSeek and Hy4 preview is developed by Tencent.