DeepSeek V3.2 vs Hy4
Hy4 leads DeepSeek V3.2 on coding, 65.2 to 30.0 on the Vibe Coding Index, and DeepSeek V3.2 costs 3.0x less per output token ($0.42 vs $1.2505 per million). Updated November 5, 2026; 1 benchmarks have a result for both.
DeepSeek V3.2 or Hy4: which to pick
Pick Hy4 for coding: it scores 65.2 on the Vibe Coding Index against 30.0 for DeepSeek V3.2, though on 2 benchmarks against 3.
Pick DeepSeek V3.2 for output tokens 3.0x cheaper ($0.42 vs $1.2505 per million).
- Shared results
- 1
- DeepSeek V3.2 only
- 74
- Hy4 only
- 5
- Like-for-like categories
- 1 of 9
Only benchmarks that tested both models count toward a pick; a result only one model has is shown but not compared.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
Hy4
Hy4 scores 65.2 against 30.0.
3 and 2 benchmarks behind the scores
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond
No call
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has a GPQA Diamond result, 80.3%.
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Math
AIME
No call
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has a AIME result, 84.6%.
Directional only
Knowledge
MMLU Pro
No call
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has a MMLU Pro result, 84.9%.
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Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1174.
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General
Vals Index
No call
Only Hy4 has a Vals Index result, 59.4%.
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Long documents
Listed context window
Hy4
Hy4 takes 1.05M tokens against 164K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V3.2
DeepSeek V3.2 $0.0005, Hy4 $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
Cost per solved task
One SWE-bench Verified task, solved
No call
Only DeepSeek V3.2 has the number, $0.99.
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At a glance
- Coding index
- DeepSeek V3.2 30.0 from 3 benchmarks, Hy4 65.2 from 2 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- Coding, 75.9 points apart on average over 1 shared benchmark.
- Widest single gap
- Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI): DeepSeek V3.2 5.1% against Hy4 81.0%, 75.9 points apart on a 0 to 100 scale.
- Output price
- DeepSeek V3.2 $0.42 against Hy4 $1.2505 per million output tokens, 3.0x apart.
- Context window
- DeepSeek V3.2 takes 164K tokens, Hy4 1.05M.
Benchmark by benchmark
First the score: boards each model leads, per category, where both have a result. Then every board, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale, so compare the two in a row, not one row with another.
| Category | DeepSeek V3.2 | Bars | Hy4 | Ties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coding | 0 | 1 | ||
| All shared boards | 0 | 1 |
CodingLike-for-likeSix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index01
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| SWE-bench Verified | 70.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| SWE-bench Multilingual | 59.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena WebDev | 1363 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| AA Coding Index | 44.2 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LiveCodeBench (Vals AI) | 80.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| SWE-bench Verified (Vals AI) | 67.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 39.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | 5.1% | 81.0% | Hy4 |
| LiveCodeBench (Artificial Analysis run) | 86.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Terminal-Bench Hard (Artificial Analysis run) | 35.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Terminal-Bench | 39.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: coding | 1453 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: software and IT | 1449 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: React | 1350 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena WebDev: HTML | 1371 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 2.0 | 39.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 34 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 146.2 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax Agent Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 34.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Legal Research Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 41.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Harvey's Legal Agent Benchmark (Vals AI) | Not measured | 12.5% | Only Hy4 measured |
| τ²-Bench Telecom | 90.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| APEX-Agents | 21.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Vending-Bench 2 | $1,034 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 38 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | 80.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| GPQA Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | 84.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Humanity's Last Exam (Artificial Analysis run) | 24.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| ARC-AGI | 57.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 4.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts | 1434 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: expert | 1436 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: hard prompts in English | 1446 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 16 boards here | |||
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index6 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AIME | 84.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| MGSM (Vals AI) | 86.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| AIME 2025 (Artificial Analysis run) | 92.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: math | 1435 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: mathematical work | 1440 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| MathArena | 15.5% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 8 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index11 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU Pro | 84.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LegalBench (Vals AI) | 76.1% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| CaseLaw (Vals AI) | 55.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| CorpFin (Vals AI) | 51.0% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| TaxEval (Vals AI) | 68.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| MedQA (Vals AI) | 93.9% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| MMLU Pro (Artificial Analysis run) | 86.2% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: science | 1445 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: medicine and healthcare | 1440 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: legal and government | 1425 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: business and finance | 1410 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 9 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index8 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | 1174 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | 1144 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | 1131 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: data viz | 1159 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | 1129 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | 1162 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: SVG | 1029 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Design Arena: ASCII art | 1079 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index24 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 59.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| IFBench | 60.7% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Long context reasoning (AA-LCR) | 73.3% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| DTBench | 85.6% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMCA | 28.8% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| CL-bench | 12.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| CL-bench Life | 7.4% | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text | 1424 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: instruction following | 1413 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: creative writing | 1400 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: English | 1439 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: non-English | 1409 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Chinese | 1455 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: German | 1413 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Japanese | 1375 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Korean | 1369 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: French | 1429 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Spanish | 1424 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Russian | 1423 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: Polish | 1419 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: multi-turn | 1427 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: longer queries | 1428 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: writing and language | 1407 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| LMArena Text: entertainment and media | 1395 | Not measured | Only DeepSeek V3.2 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here | |||
Image generationNot comparablePublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index0 boards, none shared
| Benchmark | DeepSeek V3.2 | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neither model has a result on 5 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
DeepSeek V3.2 costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | DeepSeek V3.2 | Tencent Hy4 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | DeepSeek | Tencent |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | December 1, 2025 | November 4, 2026 |
| Context window | 164K | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.26 | $0.417 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.42 | $1.2505 |
| Coding index | 30.0 | 65.2 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 3 | 2 |
| Cost per solved task | $0.99 | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is DeepSeek V3.2 better than Hy4 for coding?
Pick Hy4 for coding: it scores 65.2 on the Vibe Coding Index against 30.0 for DeepSeek V3.2, though on 2 benchmarks against 3. Pick DeepSeek V3.2 for output tokens 3.0x cheaper ($0.42 vs $1.2505 per million).
Which is cheaper, DeepSeek V3.2 or Hy4?
DeepSeek V3.2 costs $0.26 per million input tokens and $0.42 per million output tokens; Hy4 costs $0.417 and $1.2505. Cost per solved task is known for DeepSeek V3.2 only.
Which has the bigger context window, DeepSeek V3.2 or Hy4?
Hy4, with 1.05M tokens against 164K.
How many benchmarks is the DeepSeek V3.2 vs Hy4 comparison based on?
1 benchmarks have a result for both models as of November 5, 2026. DeepSeek V3.2's coding index rests on 3 independent benchmarks and Hy4's on 2. Where only one model has a result, the page says so instead of naming a winner.