LongCat-2.0 vs Ornith 1.0 35B vs Hy4 preview
Ornith 1.0 35B comes out ahead, 51 to 45 and 45 on our weighted score.
Meituan (LongCat)LongCat-2.0
45/100- ECI—
- Price$0.75 / $2.95
- Context1M
- Our pick
DeepReinforce
Ornith 1.0 35B
51/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context262K
TencentHy4 preview
45/100- ECI—
- Price$0.834 / $2.50
- Context1.02M
Ornith 1.0 35B is our pick
Ornith 1.0 35B is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against Hy4 preview (45) and LongCat-2.0 (45). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceHy4 previewHy4 preview $1.25 · LongCat-2.0 $1.30 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Ornith 1.0 35B unpriced
- Longest contextHy4 previewHy4 preview 1,024,000 · LongCat-2.0 1,000,000 · Ornith 1.0 35B 262,144 tokens
- Widest inputsOrnith 1.0 35BLongCat-2.0: Text · Ornith 1.0 35B: Text, Images · Hy4 preview: Text
- Self-hostingOrnith 1.0 35B and Hy4 previewPublishes downloadable weights (MIT)
| Measure | Weight | LongCat-2.0 | Ornith 1.0 35B | Hy4 preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 35 | 60 | 35 |
| Context window | 40% | 60 | 37 | 60 |
| Overall | 100% | 45/100 | 51/100 | 45/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | LongCat-2.0Meituan (LongCat) | Ornith 1.0 35BDeepReinforce | Hy4 previewTencent |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.75 (best) | — | $0.834 |
| Output | $2.95 | — | $2.50 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.015 (best) | — | $0.042 |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.30 | — | $1.25 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | — | Same rate |
| Price source | Official LongCat API | — | Official Tencent TokenHub API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 1,000,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens | 1,024,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | — | 64,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | Yeshigh |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenMIT | Open |
| API model ID | LongCat-2.0 | — | hy4-preview |
| API providers | 5 | 1 | 13 (best) |
| Released | Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 25, 2026 | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- LongCat-2.0$13.40
- Ornith 1.0 35B—
- Hy4 preview$13.34
Which should you choose?
Which is better: LongCat-2.0, Ornith 1.0 35B or Hy4 preview?
Ornith 1.0 35B is the better all-round choice, scoring 51/100 against Hy4 preview (45) and LongCat-2.0 (45). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, LongCat-2.0, Ornith 1.0 35B or Hy4 preview?
Hy4 preview is cheaper at $0.834 input / $2.50 output per million tokens (official Tencent TokenHub API price). LongCat-2.0 costs $0.75 input / $2.95 output per million tokens (official LongCat API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $1.25 per million tokens for Hy4 preview versus $1.30 for LongCat-2.0 (1× as much). Ornith 1.0 35B has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. LongCat-2.0 has not been scored yet, Ornith 1.0 35B has not been scored yet and Hy4 preview has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for LongCat-2.0, Ornith 1.0 35B and Hy4 preview yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.
Which has the bigger context window?
Hy4 preview has the largest context window at 1,024,000 tokens, against 1,000,000 for LongCat-2.0 and 262,144 for Ornith 1.0 35B. Maximum output per response: LongCat-2.0 up to 131,072, Hy4 preview up to 64,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
LongCat-2.0 accepts text; Ornith 1.0 35B accepts text and images; Hy4 preview accepts text. Ornith 1.0 35B handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Ornith 1.0 35B and Hy4 preview publishes its weights (MIT) and can be self-hosted; LongCat-2.0 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Hy4 preview is the newest, released Aug 28, 2026. LongCat-2.0 came out Jun 30, 2026; Ornith 1.0 35B came out Jun 25, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
