Hy3
Tencent · Released Jul 2026
Apache 2.0 open-weight MoE agentic model (295B total, 21B active) with strong tool-calling reliability and anti-hallucination behavior, but coding trails GLM-5.2 and self-hosting demands 8+ GPUs. Free OpenRouter tier through Jul 21 — afterward $0.20/$0.80 per 1M tokens. Best for self-hosted coding agents and long-context document work where permissive licensing matters more than absolute benchmark scores.
Is it right for you?
Good for
- Agentic coding with stable tool-calling across scaffoldings — SWE-Bench accuracy within 4% across CodeBuddy, Cline, and KiloCode
- Self-hosted deployments under Apache 2.0 — no API dependency, permissive commercial use, FP8 variant available for lower memory footprint
- Long-context (256K) document processing with anti-hallucination training — hallucination rate fell from 12.5% to 5.4% in internal evals
- Beating GLM-5.1 on expert blind tests (2.67/4 vs 2.51/4) — strongest in frontend, CI/CD, data/storage workflows
Not good for
- Coding benchmarks (SWE-Bench Verified 78.0) trail GLM-5.2 (84.2) and Claude Sonnet 5 — not the choice for pure coding excellence
- Self-hosting cost — 295B total parameters needs 8 GPUs (H20-3e minimum); free OpenRouter tier ends Jul 21, 2026
How it performs by task
Reasoning
GPQA Diamond 90.4, USAMO 72.0, IMOAnswerBench 90.0 — competitive with larger models
Code generation
SWE-Bench Verified 78.0 — strong for an open model but trails GLM-5.2 by 6.2 points
Agentic workflows
Tool-call stability across scaffoldings, scaffold-agnostic variance within 4%
Long-context tasks
256K context, MRCR long-dialogue 75.1%, anti-hallucination improvements
Pricing
Input
$0.20 / 1M
Output
$0.80 / 1M
Context
256K tokens
Benchmarks
No verdict changes yet
The clock starts day one — changes land here as our verdict evolves.
Sources
- Tencent Official ReleaseJul 2026
- Tencent Hy3 Technical PageJul 2026
- Tencent Hy3 Hugging FaceJul 2026
- OpenRouter Hy3 PricingJul 2026
- MarkTechPost — Tencent Releases Hy3Jul 2026
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