Hunyuan Hy3 Preview vs Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B
Hunyuan Hy3 Preview (2026) and Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B (2026) are frontier reasoning models from Tencent AI Lab and Microsoft Research. Hunyuan Hy3 Preview ships a 262k-token context window, while Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B ships a not-yet-sourced context window. This comparison covers specs, pricing, API access, capabilities, benchmarks, input and output token costs, and production fit for coding and agent workloads.
Hunyuan Hy3 Preview is safer overall; choose Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B when vision-heavy evaluation matters.
Decision scorecard
Local evidence first| Signal | Hunyuan Hy3 Preview | Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | reasoning-heavy apps, tool-calling agents, and provider-routed production | multimodal apps |
| Decision fit | Coding, RAG, and Agents | Vision |
| Context window | 262k | — |
| Cheapest output | $0.26/1M tokens | - |
| Provider routes | 2 tracked | 0 tracked |
| Shared benchmarks | 0 shared | 0 shared |
Decision tradeoffs
- Hunyuan Hy3 Preview has the larger context window for long prompts, retrieval packs, or transcript analysis.
- Hunyuan Hy3 Preview has broader tracked provider coverage for fallback and route flexibility.
- Hunyuan Hy3 Preview uniquely exposes Reasoning and JSON / Tool use in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Hunyuan Hy3 Preview for Coding, RAG, and Agents.
- Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B uniquely exposes Vision and Multimodal in local model data.
- Local decision data tags Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B for Vision.
Monthly cost at traffic
Estimate token spend from the cheapest tracked input and output route or tier on this page.
Hunyuan Hy3 Preview
$118
Cheapest tracked route/tier: OpenRouter
Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B
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 Hunyuan Hy3 Preview and Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Check replacement coverage for Reasoning and JSON / Tool use before moving production traffic.
- Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B adds Vision and Multimodal in local capability data.
- No overlapping tracked provider route is sourced for Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B and Hunyuan Hy3 Preview; plan for SDK, billing, or endpoint changes.
- Check replacement coverage for Vision and Multimodal before moving production traffic.
- Hunyuan Hy3 Preview adds Reasoning and JSON / Tool use in local capability data.
Specs
| Specification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2026-04-22 | 2026-03-12 |
| Context window | 262k | — |
| Parameters | 295B | 15B |
| Architecture | Dense + MoE Hybrid | - |
| License | Tencent Hunyuan Community License | MITOSI-approved |
| Openness | Open weights | Open source |
| Weights | Available | Unknown |
| Code | Unknown | Unknown |
| Commercial use | Commercial use: conditional | Commercial use: permitted |
| Knowledge cutoff | - | 2025-03 |
Pricing and availability
| Pricing attribute | Hunyuan Hy3 Preview | Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.07/1M tokens | - |
| Output price | $0.26/1M tokens | - |
| Providers | - |
Capabilities
| Capability | Hunyuan Hy3 Preview | Phi-4 Reasoning Vision 15B |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | No | Yes |
| Multimodal | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| JSON / Tool use | Yes | No |
| Structured outputs | No | No |
| Code execution | No | 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: 2026-06-15. Data sourced from public model cards and provider documentation.