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Real data comparison

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs Tencent: Hy3 preview

On price, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) is cheaper ($0.26 vs $0.29 per 1M). In real production usage, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) is used more (rank #2 vs #20 of 404).

  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch)
  • Tencent: Hy3 preview
Price ($/1M blended)$0.26 / $0.29
Average usage share21.42% / 2.60%
Context window1,048,576 / 262,144

Usage share over time

43.58%32.69%21.79%10.90%0.00%Share of usageJul 5Oct 6Nov 6
  • DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch)
  • Tencent: Hy3 preview

Frequently asked questions

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs Tencent: Hy3 preview: which is better quality?

Quality data is unavailable for one or both models.

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs Tencent: Hy3 preview: which is cheaper?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) is cheaper at $0.26/1M vs $0.29/1M.

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) vs Tencent: Hy3 preview: which is used more?

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash (batch) has higher real OpenRouter usage share (rank #2 vs #20 of 404).

Source: OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings), as of November 7, 2026.

Benchmark scores: Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai) via OpenRouter (openrouter.ai/rankings).

Methodology: www.smophy.ai/benchmark/methodology

Token counts originate from each provider's own tokenizer and are not directly comparable across providers.