Hy3 preview
Hy3 preview by Tencent is an open-sourced MoE model with 295B total parameters, 21B active, 256K context, and three reasoning modes for agents.
Model Overview
Capabilities, design details, and architectural traits
Hy3 preview - Open-sourced agentic MoE
Hy3 preview is Tencent’s open-sourced flagship model in the Hy series, positioned for real-world agent workflows with long-context understanding and fast-and-slow thinking.
Defining Characteristics
- Mixture-of-Experts architecture: Tencent describes Hy3 preview as a MoE model with 295B total parameters and 21B activated parameters per token.
- 256K token context window: Official Tencent documentation states support for up to a 256K token context window.
- Three inference modes: Public listings mention configurable reasoning levels such as disabled/no_think, low, and high to balance speed and depth.
- Agent-oriented workflow support: Tencent says the model is designed for agent capabilities, complex workflows, and MCP toolchain orchestration.
Core Design
- Tencent highlights a fast-and-slow thinking fusion design and substantial improvements in inference efficiency compared with earlier infrastructure.
- The model is open-sourced and made available on GitHub, Hugging Face, ModelScope, and GitCode, with support for vLLM and SGLang deployment.
Deployment
- Hy3 preview is integrated into Tencent products such as Yuanbao, ima, CodeBuddy, WorkBuddy, QQ, QQ Browser, Tencent Docs, and Tencent LearnShare.
- Tencent Cloud TokenHub and OpenRouter both list the model, with limited-period free access reported on limited-period free access reported on OpenRouter.
Benchmark Performance
Independent evaluations · Artificial Analysis
Accuracy & Capability Details
Compare Models Side-by-Side
Evaluate specifications, pricing, and independent benchmark indices
| Model Details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| General Info | |||
| Provider | Tencent | Anthropic | Anthropic |
| Release Date | April 23, 2026 | September 22, 2026 | September 28, 2026 |
| Knowledge Cutoff | - | - | Jun 2026 |
| Context & Limits | |||
| Context Window | 262K | 1M Best Context Window | 1M Best Context Window |
| Pricing (per 1M tokens) | |||
| Input Pricing | $0.06 Best Input Pricing | $4 | $2 |
| Output Pricing | $0.21 Best Output Pricing | $20 | $10 |
| Modalities | |||
| Inputs | text | textimagefile | textimagefile |
| Outputs | text | text | text |
| Benchmarks (0-100) | |||
| Intelligence Index | 17.0 | 57.6 Best Intelligence Index | 56.0 |
| Coding Index | - | - | - |
| Agentic Index | - | - | - |
Humanity's Last Exam
Extremely difficult logical reasoning and knowledge.
Long Context Reasoning
Logical reasoning over long context windows.
SciCode Benchmark
Scientific coding and mathematical modeling.
Independent evaluation data provided by Artificial Analysis. To view the latest benchmarks and full details, visit their official site.
Top AI Models
Leading alternatives by intelligence score