Tencent: Hy3 (free)
Analysis Summary
Tencent Hy3 free offers a 262K context window, tool use, and function calling without listed token pricing. Those characteristics make it appealing for experimentation, internal prototypes, and high-volume routing where budget constraints are more important than a proven quality ceiling.
This free variant has no supplied benchmark results of its own, so the measured performance of another Hy3 listing should not be assumed here. Reliability for coding, content generation, and multi-step tool execution remains unverified. It can support a controlled pilot with strict monitoring, but production teams should validate output consistency, rate limits, privacy requirements, and tool-call failure behaviour before assigning it client-critical work.
Assessed August 9, 2026
Editorial notes
Hy3 free provides a 262K context window, tool use, and function calling at no listed token cost, but this variant has no independent benchmark data to confirm its reliability.
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DFO Verdict
Hy3 free provides a 262K context window, tool use, and function calling at no listed token cost, but this variant has no independent benchmark data to confirm its reliability.
How Tencent: Hy3 (free) compares
Tencent: Hy3 (free) ranks #54 of 433 AI models we track for overall intelligence, #50 of 206 for coding, #57 of 188 for agentic tasks. Its 262K-token context window is larger than 72% of the models we list. Tencent: Hy3 (free) is currently free to use via OpenRouter.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
Strongest on business fit. The pulled-in value corner is the trade-off, and if the shape matters more than the price, this is your model.
Compare shapes side-by-side →About Tencent: Hy3 (free)
Hy3 is a 295B-parameter Mixture-of-Experts model from Tencent (21B active, 192 experts with top-8 routing) built for reasoning, agentic workflows, and real-world production use. It supports a configurable reasoning effort:..
Frequently asked questions about Tencent: Hy3 (free)
How much does Tencent: Hy3 (free) cost?
Tencent: Hy3 (free) is currently available for free via OpenRouter.
What is the context window of Tencent: Hy3 (free)?
Tencent: Hy3 (free) has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K).
Is Tencent: Hy3 (free) good for coding?
On our coding benchmark index, Tencent: Hy3 (free) ranks #50 of 206 models, placing it in the top quartile of the field for code generation and debugging.
What can Tencent: Hy3 (free) do?
Tencent: Hy3 (free) supports tool use and function calling.
Who created Tencent: Hy3 (free)?
Tencent: Hy3 (free) is developed by Tencent and was released on July 6, 2026.