Side-by-side comparison of IBM Granite 3 (IBM · USA) and Hy3-preview (Tencent) for self-hosted deployment of the open-weight model. IBM Granite 3 is rated EU-ready; Hy3-preview is blocked. They part ways on licence: IBM Granite 3 is "Apache 2.0", Hy3-preview is "Tencent Hy Community".
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| Summary | ||
| Verdict | EU-ready Enterprise-focused Granite 3 family under Apache 2.0, with unusual-for-the-industry training-data disclosure. IBM provides IP indemnification when used via watsonx. Strong default for regulated enterprise pilots. | Blocked Per the Tencent Hy Community License Agreement (Sections 1(l) and 5(c)), the licence's defined Territory excludes the European Union, the United Kingdom and South Korea, and licensees are expressly prohibited from using, distributing or displaying the model or its outputs outside that Territory. Under those terms the weights are not deployable for EU users or workloads, regardless of architecture quality. |
| Last reviewed | 2026-04-15 | 2026-04-28 |
| Open-weight | ||
| Licence | Apache 2.0 | Tencent Hy Community |
| Commercial use | Yes | EU territory excluded |
| Training data | Disclosed | Undisclosed |
| Origin | USA | China |
| Performance & pricing? | ||
| Quality index | 7/100 | 42/100 |
| Speed | 409 tok/s | 85 tok/s |
| Blended price | $0.09/M | — |
| Context window | — | — |
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