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Hy4 preview vs Nova Micro

Hy4 preview leads the LLM Stats Score 51.5 to 2.5.

Tencent · Amazon · Updated for 2026

Which is better?

Hy4 preview leads the overall LLM Stats Score 51.5 to 2.5, ranking #11 overall.

In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Hy4 preview wins 1; 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 Hy4 preview

  • overall performance matters — it scores 51.5 and ranks #11 on LLM Stats
  • your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
  • you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 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

Choose Nova Micro

  • you want predictable pricing at $0.03/M input and $0.14/M output

At a glance

The differences that matter most.

Hy4 preview
Tencent
Nova Micro
Amazon
Core performance indexes
LLM Stats Score
51.5
#11
2.5
#299
Reasoning
51.2
#9
1.7
#294
Coding
40.9
#10
2.7
#211
Cost, coverage & limits
Benchmark wins
1 of 1
0 of 1
Input price
— / M
$0.03 / M
Output price
— / M
$0.14 / M
Context window
—
128,000

Capability indexes

Additional strengths measured across groups of related public benchmarks

1 shared
Index
Hy4 preview
Nova Micro
Math
40.2#14
9.3#245
Conservative TrueSkill rating · higher is betterHow scores work

Individual benchmarks

32 reported for Hy4 preview · 17 for Nova Micro

1 shared

Hy4 preview outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Nova Micro is better at 0 benchmarks.

Hy4 preview significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.

Tue Sep 01 2026 • llm-stats.com

Human preference

Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores

Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Only Nova Micro specifies input context (128,000 tokens). Only Nova Micro specifies output context (128,000 tokens).

Tencent
Hy4 preview
Input- tokens
Output- tokens
Amazon
Nova Micro
Input128,000 tokens
Output128,000 tokens
Tue Sep 01 2026 • llm-stats.com

License

Usage and distribution terms

Hy4 preview is licensed under Apache 2.0, while Nova Micro uses a proprietary license.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Hy4 preview

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Nova Micro

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Hy4 preview was released on 2026-08-28, while Nova Micro was released on 2024-11-20.

Hy4 preview is 22 months newer than Nova Micro.

Hy4 preview

Aug 28, 2026

4 days ago

1.8yr newer
Nova Micro

Nov 20, 2024

1.8 years ago

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 Hy4 preview and Nova Micro side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.

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FAQ

Common questions about Hy4 preview vs Nova Micro.

Which is better, Hy4 preview or Nova Micro?

Hy4 preview leads the LLM Stats Score 51.5 to 2.5. Hy4 preview is made by Tencent and Nova Micro is made by Amazon. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their capability indexes, individual benchmarks, pricing, and limits above.

How does Hy4 preview compare to Nova Micro in benchmarks?

Hy4 preview scores GPQA: 92.3%, Terminal-Bench 2.1: 85.4%, WideSearch: 83.9%, MCP Atlas: 83.7%, SWE-bench Multilingual: 82.9%. Nova Micro scores GSM8k: 92.3%, ARC-C: 90.2%, Translation Set1→en COMET22: 88.7%, Translation en→Set1 COMET22: 88.5%, IFEval: 87.2%.

What are the context window sizes for Hy4 preview and Nova Micro?

Hy4 preview supports an unknown number of tokens and Nova Micro supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.

What are the main differences between Hy4 preview and Nova Micro?

Key differences include LLM Stats Score (51.5 vs 2.5), licensing (Apache 2.0 vs Proprietary). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.

Who makes Hy4 preview and Nova Micro?

Hy4 preview is developed by Tencent and Nova Micro is developed by Amazon.

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