# Granite 4.2 3B vs Hy3 (slim)

> Hy3 scores 62.6 (B) to Granite 4.2 3B's 59.8 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Hy3 scores 62.6 (B) on agent readiness against Granite 4.2 3B's 59.8 (C), and leads in 2 of 5 scored categories. Granite 4.2 3B leads on reach, agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Granite 4.2 3B: C 59.8, rank #57 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/granite-4-2-3b.min.md
- Hy3: B 62.6, rank #27 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hy3.min.md
- Granite 4.2 3B, good for Agents on small hardware that want a permissive reasoning model for tool calls and coding, with thinking they can switch off Ahead on Reach, 95 against 70; Agent interface, 85 against 75; Documentation and upkeep, 92 against 56. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.8 against 2.8 out of 5.
- Hy3, good for Teams with an 8-GPU server who want an agent-tuned MoE model under plain Apache 2.0 Ahead on Capability, 57 against 21; Risk, 60 against 55.

| Category | Granite 4.2 3B | Hy3 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 21 | 57 |
| Reach (25%) | 95 | 70 |
| Risk (20%) | 55 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 75 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 92 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Granite 4.2 3B | Hy3 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | IBM | Tencent (Hy team) |
| Last release | 2026-10-20 | 2026-07-20 |
| Agent reviews | 3.8/5 (4) | 2.8/5 (4) |