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Tencent: Hy4 preview vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2

Tencent: Hy4 preview vs Z.ai: GLM 5.2: compare current API pricing, context, provider routes, privacy, p50 latency, and OpenAI-compatible access.

Verify gateway

Onebase URL to migrate

100sof models and routes

0prompt or output logs. Always.

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

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 has the lower published input-plus-output rate, more Credits provider routes and the lower measured p50 time to first token. Their context windows are the same size.

$3.518425/1MTencent: Hy4 preview cheapest route

$2.2999/1MZ.ai: GLM 5.2 cheapest route

2806 msTencent: Hy4 preview fastest measured p50 TTFT via gmi

591 msZ.ai: GLM 5.2 fastest measured p50 TTFT via friendli

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.

Tencent: Hy4 previewZ.ai: GLM 5.2

Model idtencent/hy4-previewz-ai/glm-5.2

Publisher Tencent Cloud TokenHub Z.AI

AI IQ IQ 114#55 IQ 119#42

Context1,048,576 tokens1,048,576 tokens

Credits provider routes431

Cheapest route$3.518425/1M$2.2999/1M

Cached input$0.04431/1M$0.110775/1M to $0.990645/1M

Privacy postureprovider posture varieshas Confidential route (E2EE + ZDR)

Fastest measured p50 TTFT2806 ms via gmi591 ms via friendli

Highest measured throughputnot enough data207 tok/s via baseten

Recent route uptime range0.00% to 100.00%87.50% to 100.00%

Modes chat chat

Tencent: Hy4 preview routes

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

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 routes

Overview31 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
BenchmarksTrustedRouter and external sources
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="tencent/hy4-preview",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, Tencent: Hy4 preview or Z.ai: GLM 5.2?

Z.ai: GLM 5.2 has the lower published input-plus-output rate, more Credits provider routes and the lower measured p50 time to first token. Their context windows are the same size.

Is Tencent: Hy4 preview or Z.ai: GLM 5.2 cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $3.518425/1M for Tencent: Hy4 preview and $2.2999/1M for Z.ai: GLM 5.2. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Tencent: Hy4 preview or Z.ai: GLM 5.2 faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 2806 ms for Tencent: Hy4 preview and 591 ms for Z.ai: GLM 5.2. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Tencent: Hy4 preview and Z.ai: GLM 5.2 with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between tencent/hy4-preview and z-ai/glm-5.2. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.