Ripple 65B Preview vs Hy4
Ripple 65B Preview costs 2.1x less per output token than Hy4 ($0.60 vs $1.2505 per million). Updated November 14, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.60
- Coding
- 65.2
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $1.2505
Ripple 65B Preview or Hy4: which to pick
Only Hy4 has a coding score, 65.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Ripple 65B Preview has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Ripple 65B Preview for output tokens 2.1x cheaper ($0.60 vs $1.2505 per million).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Ripple 65B Preview has none yet; Hy4 on Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI), Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) and Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Artificial Analysis run). Compare them on price and context instead.
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
No call
Only Hy4 has a coding score, so no call is made.
One side not measured
Intelligence
AA Intelligence Index
No call
Only Hy4 has a AA Intelligence Index result, 34.6.
Directional only
Web design
Design Arena: websites
No call
Only Hy4 has a Design Arena: websites result, 1251.
Directional only
General
Vals Index
No call
Only Hy4 has a Vals Index result, 59.4%.
Directional only
Long documents
Listed context window
No call
Both take 1.05M tokens.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Ripple 65B Preview
Ripple 65B Preview $0.0005, Hy4 $0.0010 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Ripple 65B Preview not benchmarked, Hy4 65.2 from 2 benchmarks.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Ripple 65B Preview $0.60 against Hy4 $1.2505 per million output tokens, 2.1x apart.
- Context window
- Both take 1.05M tokens.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
CodingDirectional onlySix of these boards feed the Vibe Coding Index6 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ripple 65B Preview | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI) | Not measured | 39.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) | Not measured | 81.0% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 37.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| FrontierCode 2.0 | Not measured | 31.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| GameBench 2 | Not measured | 48.7 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Terminal-Bench 4.0 | Not measured | 39.1% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 46 boards here | |||
IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Ripple 65B Preview | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA Intelligence Index | Not measured | 34.6 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here | |||
Agentic workDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index3 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ripple 65B Preview | 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 |
| Neither model has a result on the other 41 boards here | |||
ReasoningDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index2 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ripple 65B Preview | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| HLE-Diamond (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 32.7% | Only Hy4 measured |
| CritPt v2, hard subset (Artificial Analysis run) | Not measured | 39.0% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 24 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Ripple 65B Preview | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| AA-Omniscience | Not measured | 5.4 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 20 boards here | |||
Web designDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index5 boards measured
| Benchmark | Ripple 65B Preview | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Design Arena: websites | Not measured | 1251 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Design Arena: UI components | Not measured | 1197 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Design Arena: game dev | Not measured | 1271 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Design Arena: 3D | Not measured | 1251 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Design Arena: all code categories | Not measured | 1254 | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 4 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Ripple 65B Preview | Hy4 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vals Index | Not measured | 59.4% | Only Hy4 measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 48 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
Ripple 65B Preview costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Ripple 65B Preview costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Ripple 65B Preview 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 | Ricursive Ripple 65B Preview | Tencent Hy4 |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | Ricursiveai | Tencent |
| Weights | Open weights | Open weights |
| Released | November 4, 2026 | November 4, 2026 |
| Context window | 1.05M | 1.05M |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.20 | $0.417 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.60 | $1.2505 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | 65.2 |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 2 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Ripple 65B Preview better than Hy4 for coding?
Only Hy4 has a coding score, 65.2 on the Vibe Coding Index; Ripple 65B Preview has none, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Ripple 65B Preview for output tokens 2.1x cheaper ($0.60 vs $1.2505 per million).
Which is cheaper, Ripple 65B Preview or Hy4?
Ripple 65B Preview costs $0.20 per million input tokens and $0.60 per million output tokens; Hy4 costs $0.417 and $1.2505. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Ripple 65B Preview or Hy4?
Neither: both take 1.05M tokens.
Has any benchmark tested both Ripple 65B Preview and Hy4?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Ripple 65B Preview has none yet; Hy4 on Terminal-Bench 4 (Vals AI), Vibe Code Bench (Vals AI) and Terminal-Bench 4.0 (Artificial Analysis run). Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of November 14, 2026.