Tencent releases open-source Hunyuan Hy3 LLM, claims performance edge

Tencent has released the final version of its Hunyuan Hy3 large language model under an Apache 2.0 license. This model boasts 295 billion parameters with 21 billion active per token and a 256K context window. While Tencent claims it outperforms competitors like DeepSeek V4 Pro and Qwen 3.7 Max on certain benchmarks, independent verification is pending. The model is also notably affordable, priced significantly lower than many flagship models. AI

IMPACT This open-source release of a flagship Chinese LLM could spur competition and innovation, particularly with its competitive pricing.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card and open weights. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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• Apache 2.0
• Caixin Global
• ClawEval
• DeepSeek V4 Pro
• GitHub
• Hugging Face
• Hunyuan Hy3
• Interconnects.ai
• Qwen 3.7 Max
• Tencent
• WorkBuddy
• Yao Shunyu

• model release

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