Model comparison

GPT-5-Codex vs Hy4 preview

Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 37.9 on the Noometry Index.

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GPT-5-Codex OpenAI

37.9

Rank #192 Reported

Hy4 preview Tencent

45.3

Rank #73 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in coding, where Hy4 preview leads 51.6 to 42.4.
  • Hy4 preview is cheaper at $0.75 / $2.25 per million input/output tokens, against $1.25 / $10 for GPT-5-Codex.
  • Hy4 preview accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 400K.
  • Hy4 preview has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5-Codex and Hy4 preview specifications
GPT-5-CodexHy4 preview
ProviderOpenAITencent
Noometry Index37.945.3
Released2025-09-152026-08-28
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K1.05M
Max output128K64K
Input $ / M tokens$1.25$0.75
Output $ / M tokens$10$2.25
Results tracked33

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Category by category

Coding Hy4 preview leads

GPT-5-Codex: 42.4 (#103), Hy4 preview: 51.6 (#38)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5-CodexHy4 preview
LMArena WebDev—1632
WeirdML54.5%—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5-Codex: 31.0 (#72), Hy4 preview: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5-CodexHy4 preview
Terminal-Bench44.3%—

Reasoning Too close to call

GPT-5-Codex: 30.9 (#83), Hy4 preview: 31.9 (#79)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5-CodexHy4 preview
Kagi LLM Benchmark70.3%—
NYT Connections (extended)—68.2%

Math Not comparable

GPT-5-Codex: —, Hy4 preview: 55.7 (#42)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5-CodexHy4 preview
ProofBench—75%

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5-Codex better than Hy4 preview?

Hy4 preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 45.3 to 37.9 on the Noometry Index.

Which is cheaper, GPT-5-Codex or Hy4 preview?

Hy4 preview is cheaper. It lists at $0.75 per million input tokens and $2.25 per million output tokens; GPT-5-Codex lists at $1.25 and $10.

Is GPT-5-Codex or Hy4 preview better for coding?

Hy4 preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 51.6 versus 42.4 in the Noometry coding category.

Which has the bigger context window?

Hy4 preview does, with 1.05M tokens against 400K.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5-Codex and Hy4 preview share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5-Codex has 3 scored results on Noometry and Hy4 preview has 3.

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