DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4
aka DeepSeek 1017 vs Tencent Hy4
- Author picksDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 101710–1
- CheaperDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10173/3 postsmedian gap ~5.8×
- FasterDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 10172/3 postsmedian gap ~2×
As stated in each post, not a controlled benchmark.
Posts
18Voxel kraken sea battle, Hy4 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: Hy4, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017. Posted by @thehypedotnews.
Six 3D scenes, Hy4 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Hy4. Posted by @NFT_Chen.
Pelican on a bicycle, four models: Hy4, Claude Opus 5.5, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, GLM 5.3 Flash. Posted by @analyzestripes.
CS2 knife model, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Hy4. Posted by @sshayahmet.
Web Minecraft, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Hy4. Posted by @leo114119.
Pelican on a bicycle SVG: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Hy4. Posted by @leo114119.
Snow globe scene, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Hy4. Posted by @quimedesu.
Pagoda island, Hy4 with and without DeepSeek Harness: Hy4, Hy4, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017. Posted by @ItsmeAjayKV.
Pagoda island, Hy4 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017: Hy4, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017. Posted by @ItsmeAjayKV.
Cheetah scene in OpenCode, three models: Hy4, GPT-6.1 Terra, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017. Posted by @LatentOperatorX.
3D football game “4th & Goal”, four models: Hy4, GPT-6.1 Terra, GPT-6.1 Sol, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017. Posted by @sshayahmet.
3D landmark pavilion in DeepSeek Harness: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Hy4. Posted by @mephiroth.
Tesla anatomy, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Hy4. Posted by @Offloop.
3D pelican on a bike, Hy4 vs DeepSeek: Hy4, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017. Posted by @YxzRainy.
Pelican SVG ranked, three models: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Kimi K3.1 Pro, Hy4. Posted by @xueyu1125.
Isometric city, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, Hy4. Posted by @OGKAIM.
Voxel pagoda test, Hy4 against three models: Hy4, Kimi K3.1 Pro, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017. Posted by @MingTian685474.
Same prompt, separate runs
3Not a controlled comparison: prompts, tools and time differ.
About this matchup
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4 in real side-by-side tests: 18 posts from X where both got the same prompt; 7 posts report cost or time. Judge coding ability from the actual outputs.
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4: which is better for coding?
Which is better for coding, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Hy4?
Author picks: where the author preferred one of the two, they picked DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 10 times and Hy4 once. That covers 11 of the 18 posts here; each post is a different task, so watch the outputs above for the work you care about.
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Hy4?
3 posts state a cost for both: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 was cheaper in all 3 (median gap ~5.8×). These are the costs the posts state for each run, not list prices.
Which is faster, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 or Hy4?
3 posts state a time for both: DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 was faster in 2; Hy4 in 1 (median gap ~2×). Times are as stated in each post; tools and settings differ between posts.
Summary
DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 and Hy4 appear together in 18 posts on X: pelican test, DeepSeek 1017 vs Hy4 (@dragono64v), voxel kraken sea battle, Hy4 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (@thehypedotnews), six 3D scenes, Hy4 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 (@NFT_Chen), pelican on a bicycle, four models (@analyzestripes), CS2 knife model, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4 (@sshayahmet) and 13 more. 5 of them are part of larger lineups with other models. In @LatentOperatorX's cheetah scene in OpenCode, three models, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 was cheaper ($0.05 vs $0.08) and Hy4 was faster (3.9 min vs 5.3 min), as reported in the post. In @Offloop's Tesla anatomy, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 was cheaper ($0.33 vs $1.90) and faster (54.3 min vs 1 h 47 min), as reported in the post. In @thehypedotnews's voxel kraken sea battle, Hy4 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 was cheaper ($0.33 vs $2.62) and faster (1 h 27 min vs 4 h 25 min), as reported in the post.
What each post reports
Only numbers stated in each post. “—” means the post doesn’t say.
Quick facts
| Model | Vendor | Released | Input $/1M tokens | Output $/1M tokens | Context (tokens) | Official links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 | DeepSeek | 2026-10-17 | $0.30peak hours; off-peak is half price | $1.20peak hours; off-peak is half price | 1,000,000 | Release notes · Pricing |
| Hy4 | Tencent | 2026-11-04 | Announcement |
From the vendors’ official pages, checked 2026-11-04. Standard API list prices; each value links its source and a blank cell could not be verified. The archive’s own numbers above are what each post states.
Who won where
11- Six 3D scenes, Hy4 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 leads on detail, realism and atmosphere in all six scenes; Hy4 is more consistent in style with cuter characters.— the author’s view, @NFT_Chen (paraphrased)
- CS2 knife model, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4DeepSeek V4.1 Flash with DeepSeek Harness made the cleaner knife, with sharper bevels and a more precise pattern.— the author’s view, @sshayahmet (paraphrased)
- Web Minecraft, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4Hy4 still has a clear gap behind DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on this web Minecraft test.— the author’s view, @leo114119 (paraphrased)
- Pelican on a bicycle SVGHy4 is not on the same level as DeepSeek V4.1 Flash for this front-end SVG task.— the author’s view, @leo114119 (paraphrased)
- Pagoda island, Hy4 with and without DeepSeek HarnessThe poster sees a night-and-day gain for Hy4 with the harness, but calls 22M tokens over 3 hours too slow.— the author’s view, @ItsmeAjayKV (paraphrased)
- Pagoda island, Hy4 vs DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017For single-shot tests Hy4 is clearly inferior to DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017, per the poster.— the author’s view, @ItsmeAjayKV (paraphrased)
- Cheetah scene in OpenCode, three modelsDeepSeek is the poster’s clear visual winner; the poster is disappointed by Hy4.— the author’s view, @LatentOperatorX (paraphrased)
- Tesla anatomy, DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 vs Hy4DeepSeek takes about half the time at roughly a sixth of the cost, and its bodywork looks cleaner; Hy4’s surfaces are more angular.— the author’s view, @Offloop (paraphrased)
- 3D pelican on a bike, Hy4 vs DeepSeekDespite Tencent’s benchmarks, Hy4 only wins on knowing to turn the lights on at night; its bike sinks into the road and its API costs more than DeepSeek.— the author’s view, @YxzRainy (paraphrased)
- Pelican SVG ranked, three modelsDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 ranks first, then Kimi K3.1 Pro, Hy4 and Hy4 Preview.— the author’s view, @xueyu1125 (paraphrased)
- Voxel pagoda test, Hy4 against three modelsHy4 is an improvement over Hy4 Preview, but still doesn’t look as good as DeepSeek.— the author’s view, @MingTian685474 (paraphrased)























