Tencent Extends Free Access to Hunyuan Hy3 Model in CodeBuddy and WorkBuddy
Tencent has announced another extension for the free trial of its Hunyuan Hy3 model within the CodeBuddy and WorkBuddy assistant tools, pushing the deadline to August 31, 2026. This follows a previous extension in July that was set to expire on August 5. By extending free access to its flagship open-source model, Tencent aims to attract more developers and enterprise users to its AI ecosystem. This move lowers the cost barrier for users seeking advanced AI-assisted coding and workplace productivity solutions. The Hy3 model is text-only, meaning multimodal tasks like image or video generation will automatically route to other models and consume standard points. Additionally, due to high demand, Tencent has implemented daily free quotas, and users may experience queuing during peak hours.
## BACKGROUND
Released and open-sourced in July, Tencent Hunyuan Hy3 is a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) model featuring 295 billion total parameters, 21 billion active parameters, and a 256K context window. CodeBuddy is Tencent's AI-powered coding assistant designed to help developers with code completion and debugging, while WorkBuddy serves as an office productivity assistant.