DeepSeek V3.1 vs Tencent Hunyuan Turbo S
DeepSeek V3.1 (2025) and Tencent Hunyuan Turbo S (2026) are compact production models from DeepSeek and Tencent AI Lab. DeepSeek V3.1 ships a 64k-token context window, while Tencent Hunyuan Turbo S ships a 200k-token context window. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads. It focuses on practical selection signals rather than broad model-family marketing.
Tencent Hunyuan Turbo S is safer overall; choose DeepSeek V3.1 when coding workflow support matters.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | DeepSeek V3.1 | Tencent Hunyuan Turbo S |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | multimodal apps and provider-routed production | general production evaluation |
| Decision fit | Coding, Agents, and Vision | Long context |
| Context window | 64k | 200k |
| Cheapest output | $1/1M tokens | - |
| Provider routes | 8 tracked | 0 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 shared | 0 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- DeepSeek V3.1 has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- DeepSeek V3.1 uniquely exposes Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs in local model data.
- Local decision data tags DeepSeek V3.1 for Coding, Agents, and Vision.
- Tencent Hunyuan Turbo S has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
- Local decision data tags Tencent Hunyuan Turbo S for Long context.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
DeepSeek V3.1
$466
Cheapest tracked route/tier: Novita AI
Tencent Hunyuan Turbo S
Unavailable
No complete token price in local provider data
Cost delta unavailable until both models have sourced input and output token prices.
Switch friction
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for DeepSeek V3.1 and Tencent Hunyuan Turbo S; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Check replacement coverage for Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs before moving production traffic.
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Tencent Hunyuan Turbo S and DeepSeek V3.1; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- DeepSeek V3.1 adds Vision, Multimodal, and Structured outputs in local capability data.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025-08-21 | 2026-01-10 |
| Context window | 64k | 200k |
| Parameters | 671B total, 37B active (MoE) | — |
| Architecture | Mixture of Experts | - |
| License | MITOSI-approved | Tencent Hunyuan Community License |
| Openness | Open source | Open weights |
| Weights | Unknown | Unknown |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: permitted | Commercial use: conditional |
| Knowledge cutoff | - | - |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | DeepSeek V3.1 | Tencent Hunyuan Turbo S |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.27/1M tokens | - |
| Output price | $1/1M tokens | - |
| Providers | - |
Capabilities
| Capability | DeepSeek V3.1 | Tencent Hunyuan Turbo S |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | Yes | No |
| Multimodal | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| JSON / Tool use | No | No |
| Structured outputs | Yes | No |
| Code execution | Yes | No |
| IDE integration | No | No |
| Computer use | No | No |
| Parallel agents | No | No |
Benchmarks
No shared benchmark scores are currently available for this pair.
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Last reviewed: 2026-06-29. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.