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Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct vs Tencent: Hy4 preview

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and Hy4 preview. 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

Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct has the lower published input-plus-output rate, more Credits provider routes and the lower measured p50 time to first token. Tencent: Hy4 preview has the larger context window.

$1.25545/1MQwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct cheapest route

$3.518425/1MTencent: Hy4 preview cheapest route

1893 msQwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct fastest measured p50 TTFT via databricks

2149 msTencent: Hy4 preview fastest measured p50 TTFT via gmi

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.

Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructTencent: Hy4 preview

Model idqwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instructtencent/hy4-preview

Publisher Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Tencent Cloud TokenHub

AI IQ — IQ 113#63

Context262,144 tokens1,000,000 tokens

Credits provider routes54

Cheapest route$1.25545/1M$3.518425/1M

Cached input$0.062641/1M to $0.07385/1M$0.04431/1M

Privacy posturehas ZDR routeprovider posture varies

Fastest measured p50 TTFT1893 ms via databricks2149 ms via gmi

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime range100.00%100.00%

Modes chat chat

Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct routes

Overview5 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

Tencent: Hy4 preview 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="qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct or Tencent: Hy4 preview?

Is Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct or Tencent: Hy4 preview cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $1.25545/1M for Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and $3.518425/1M for Tencent: Hy4 preview. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct or Tencent: Hy4 preview faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 1893 ms for Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and 2149 ms for Tencent: Hy4 preview. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Qwen: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Instruct and Tencent: Hy4 preview with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct and tencent/hy4-preview. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.