Open Source

Tencent releases Hy3: 295B MoE model with Apache 2.0 license

295B total parameters, only 21B active — fully open-source now

Deep Dive

Tencent changed Hy3's license from a restrictive community license (not allowed in SK, UK, EU) to Apache 2.0. The collection is available on Hugging Face.

Key Points
  • Hy3 is a 295B-parameter MoE model with 21B active parameters per forward pass
  • Tencent changed the license from a restrictive community license to Apache 2.0
  • Previously blocked in SK, UK, and EU; now fully open for global use

Why It Matters

Democratizes access to a competitive open-weight MoE model for global developers and researchers.

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