Our pickGemini (Google)
Tencent Hy3 / Hy4 preview (formerly Hunyuan)
Tier-list head-to-head. Gemini (Google) takes the A-tier slot — here's the breakdown.
Spec sheet
| Gemini (Google) | Tencent Hy3 / Hy4 preview (formerly Hunyuan) | |
|---|---|---|
| Tier | A-tierwin | A-tier |
| Overall score | 8.3 / 10win | 8.1 / 10 |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Starting price | $2 / $10 | $0 |
| Best for | Google Workspace power users. | Chinese-market builders, multilingual products that need strong CN performance, and cost-sensitive develope… |
| Last reviewed | 2026-11-05 | 2026-11-02 |
Head-to-head
Rated 1-10 on the same rubric across all 130 tools we cover.
Vibe check
How each tool actually sounds when you talk to it.
“The Google research assistant”
“Tencent's first serious open-weights LLM”
What you'll pay
Look past the headline number -- entry-tier limits drive most cost surprises.
Free tier available
Free tier available
Gemini 4 Argon (vendor-reported 2026-09-30 and 2026-10-13; third-party verification pending) -- 3.5 Flash and 3.1 Ultra rows retained as baseline benchmarks — Tencent Hy3 / Hy4 preview (formerly Hunyuan) has no published benchmarks
| Benchmark | Description | Score |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSWE v1.1 (Argon) | 77.9% | |
| ERQA embodied reasoning (Argon) | 87% | |
| LVBench long video (Argon) | 91.7% | |
| CWE-bench v1 (Argon) | 68% | |
| AutomationBench (Argon) | 51.3% | |
| Terminal-Bench 2.1 (3.5 Flash baseline) | 76.2% | |
| SWE-bench Verified (3.1 Ultra baseline) | 80.6% |
The decision
Use-case anchors and category strengths, side by side.
Google Workspace power users. If you live in Gmail, Docs, and Drive, Gemini Advanced integrates directly into your workflow. Also great for developers who need the cheapest API with the longest context window.
Visit Gemini (Google)Chinese-market builders, multilingual products that need strong CN performance, and cost-sensitive developers who want a cheap open-weight MoE API (Hy3 at $0.132 per 1M input tokens) or a 1M-context open flagship (Hy4 preview). Also anyone watching the open-weights field who wants Tencent's distribution-backed entry on the bench.
Visit Tencent Hy3 / Hy4 preview (formerly Hunyuan)Bottom line
Gemini (Google) (A-tier, 8.3/10) and Tencent Hy3 / Hy4 preview (formerly Hunyuan) (A-tier, 8.1/10) are within margin-of-error of each other on overall score. There's no decisive winner -- the right pick comes down to how you'll actually use the tool, not which scored higher in the abstract. We rate them on the same rubric (ease of use, output quality, value, features), and on this pair the rubric is calling it a draw.
Pricing-wise, both tools have a free tier (Gemini (Google) starts $2 / $10, Tencent Hy3 / Hy4 preview (formerly Hunyuan) starts $0), so you can test either without committing. Compare what each free tier actually unlocks -- usage caps, model access, and feature gates differ a lot more than the headline price suggests, especially as both vendors have tightened limits in 2026.
By use case: pick Gemini (Google) when google workspace power users. Pick Tencent Hy3 / Hy4 preview (formerly Hunyuan) when chinese-market builders, multilingual products that need strong cn performance, and cost-sensitive developers who want a cheap open-weight moe api (hy3 at $0. The two tools aren't fighting for the same person -- they're aiming at adjacent jobs that occasionally overlap. If you're squarely in Gemini (Google)'s lane, the tier-list ranking and the use-case fit point the same direction; if you're in Tencent Hy3 / Hy4 preview (formerly Hunyuan)'s lane, the score gap matters less than the fit.
Bottom line: this pair is a coin flip on raw scores. Choose by use-case fit, free-tier availability, and which one you can actually try without committing. Re-evaluate in 60-90 days -- both vendors are shipping fast in 2026.
Keep digging
Full Gemini (Google) review
Tier A · 8.3/10
Full Tencent Hy3 / Hy4 preview (formerly Hunyuan) review
Tier A · 8.1/10
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Built from our daily AI-tool sweep, last touched November 5, 2026. Honest tier-list reviews — no affiliate-link pieces disguised as advice. See the rubric or how we review.