Ternary Bonsai 4B vs Hy4 preview

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Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$0.834Openrouter · Sep 22, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$2.501Openrouter · Sep 22, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokens33K1,000K
Model facts checkedSep 18, 2026View model evidence →Sep 2, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

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Side-by-Side Facts

FieldTernary Bonsai 4BHy4 preview
DeveloperPrismMLTencent
FamilyBonsai 4bHy4
ModelTernary Bonsai 4BHy4 preview
VersionTernary Bonsai 4BHy4 preview
Lifecycleactivepreview
Released2026-04-182026-08-28
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesTextText
Output modalitiesTextText
Context window33K1,000K
Total parameters4B770B
Active parametersUnknown49B
Licenseapache-2.0apache-2.0
Open weightsYesYes
API availableNoYes
Self-hostableYesYes
Provider accessUnknownOpenrouter (Standard)
Capabilitieschat, generationchat, generation, reasoning, tools
Effective bit width1.58 bits per weightUnknown
Weight size1.07 GBUnknown
Weight formatTernary Q2_0Unknown

Ternary Bonsai 4B Capabilities

chatgeneration
Serving providers0
Canonical IDprism-ml/Ternary-Bonsai-4B

Hy4 preview Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers1
Canonical IDtencent/Hy4-preview

Primary Evidence

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Questions

Ternary Bonsai 4B vs Hy4 preview FAQs

Is Ternary Bonsai 4B or Hy4 preview better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Ternary Bonsai 4B and Hy4 preview, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Ternary Bonsai 4B or Hy4 preview?+

Only Hy4 preview has a directly sourced input price: $0.834 per million tokens. Only Hy4 preview has a directly sourced output price: $2.501 per million tokens.

Which has a larger context window, Ternary Bonsai 4B or Hy4 preview?+

Hy4 preview has the larger sourced context window. Ternary Bonsai 4B supports 33K and Hy4 preview supports 1,000K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Ternary Bonsai 4B or Hy4 preview?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can Ternary Bonsai 4B or Hy4 preview be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. Ternary Bonsai 4B is open weight; Hy4 preview is open weight.

Can Ternary Bonsai 4B and Hy4 preview understand images?+

Ternary Bonsai 4B is not 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, Ternary Bonsai 4B or Hy4 preview?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Ternary Bonsai 4B is — and Hy4 preview is —.

Do Ternary Bonsai 4B and Hy4 preview support reasoning and tool use?+

Ternary Bonsai 4B: none of these features are definitively sourced. Hy4 preview: reasoning and tool calling. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Ternary Bonsai 4B or Hy4 preview?+

Ternary Bonsai 4B has 0 sourced provider routes; Hy4 preview has 1, so Hy4 preview has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Ternary Bonsai 4B 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.

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