Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct vs Hy4 preview
Why this pair: Open-weight mixture-of-experts flagships from Tencent and Meta
Benchmark Performance
Available Benchmarks
Technical Differences
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | Meta | Tencent |
| Family | Llama 4 Maverick 17b 128e Instruct | Hy4 |
| Model | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct | Hy4 preview |
| Version | Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct | Hy4 preview |
| Lifecycle | active | preview |
| Released | 2025-04-05 | 2026-08-28 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
| Output modalities | Text | Text |
| Context window | 1,000,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Total parameters | 401,583,781,376 | 770,000,000,000 |
| Active parameters | 17,000,000,000 | 49,000,000,000 |
| License | other | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | Unknown | No |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Openrouter (Standard) | Openrouter (Standard) |
| Capabilities | chat, generation, tools | chat, generation, reasoning, tools |
16 comparable fields · 11 material differences · Editorially curated pair passes the primary-source comparison gate
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct Capabilities
Hy4 preview Capabilities
Internal Comparison Graph
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Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct vs Hy4 preview FAQs
Is Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Hy4 preview better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct and Hy4 preview, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Hy4 preview?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is $0.20 and Hy4 preview is $0.834 per million tokens, so Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is cheaper on this metric. Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is $0.696 and Hy4 preview is $2.501 per million tokens, so Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is cheaper on this metric.
Which has a larger context window, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Hy4 preview?+
Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is 1,000,000 and Hy4 preview is 1,000,000.
Which performs better in benchmarks, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Hy4 preview?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Hy4 preview be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is open weight; Hy4 preview is open weight.
Can Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct and Hy4 preview understand images?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is documented with image input; Hy4 preview is not documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Hy4 preview?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct is — and Hy4 preview is —.
Do Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct and Hy4 preview support reasoning and tool use?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct: tool calling and image input. Hy4 preview: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Hy4 preview?+
Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct has 1 sourced provider route; Hy4 preview has 1, a tie.
Which offers better value, Llama-4-Maverick-17B-128E-Instruct or Hy4 preview?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.