Tencent's high-performance reasoning model 'Hy3 preview' stays No. 1 on OpenRouter's usage ranking for three weeks, and remains No. 2 even after the free period ends

Tencent’s open reasoning model Hy3 preview topped OpenRouter’s weekly usage rankings for three straight weeks.

Even after the free-access period ended, the model stayed near the top at No. 2, showing sustained demand.

Hy3 preview is a 295B MoE model, and its low price plus practical performance appear to be driving adoption.

The result highlights growing competition for affordable AI models against rivals like DeepSeek V4 Flash, Claude, and Gemini.