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DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs Tencent: Hy3

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and Hy3. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has more Credits provider routes, the larger context window and the lower measured p50 time to first token. Tencent: Hy3 has the lower published input-plus-output rate.

$0.79125/1MDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 cheapest route

$0.6963/1MTencent: Hy3 cheapest route

588 msDeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 fastest measured p50 TTFT via wafer

2382 msTencent: Hy3 fastest measured p50 TTFT via tencent

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423Tencent: Hy3

Model iddeepseek/deepseek-v4-protencent/hy3

Publisher DeepSeek Tencent Cloud TokenHub

AI IQ IQ 123#31 IQ 99#128

Context1,048,576 tokens262,144 tokens

Credits provider routes154

Cheapest route$0.79125/1M$0.6963/1M

Cached input$0.01/1M to $0.739555/1M$0.034815/1M to $0.05275/1M

Privacy posturehas ZDR routeprovider posture varies

Fastest measured p50 TTFT588 ms via wafer2382 ms via tencent

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime range66.67% to 100.00%100.00%

Modes chat chat

DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 routes

Overview15 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
BenchmarksTrustedRouter and external sources
ProvidersAll serving providers

Tencent: Hy3 routes

Overview4 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 or Tencent: Hy3?

DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 has more Credits provider routes, the larger context window and the lower measured p50 time to first token. Tencent: Hy3 has the lower published input-plus-output rate.

Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 or Tencent: Hy3 cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $0.79125/1M for DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and $0.6963/1M for Tencent: Hy3. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 or Tencent: Hy3 faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 588 ms for DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and 2382 ms for Tencent: Hy3. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test DeepSeek: DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 and Tencent: Hy3 with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro and tencent/hy3. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.