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.