# Hy-Memory-30B-A3B vs SmolLM3-3B (slim)

> Hy-Memory-30B-A3B and SmolLM3-3B score within a point of each other for open-weight models you run yourself, 61 and 61 out of 100. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Hy-Memory-30B-A3B and SmolLM3-3B score within a point of each other on agent readiness, 61 (C) and 61 (C). SmolLM3-3B leads on risk, agent interface and documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Hy-Memory-30B-A3B: C 61, rank #68 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hy-memory-30b-a3b.min.md
- SmolLM3-3B: C 61, rank #55 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/smollm3-3b.min.md
- Hy-Memory-30B-A3B, good for Agents with an external memory framework that want a local model for the write path on a 24 GB card
- SmolLM3-3B, good for Agents that want a small, fully transparent tool-calling cousin on a laptop, CPU or edge device Ahead on Risk, 65 against 60; Agent interface, 80 against 65; Documentation and upkeep, 74 against 68.

| Category | Hy-Memory-30B-A3B | SmolLM3-3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 65 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 65 | 80 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 68 | 74 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Hy-Memory-30B-A3B | SmolLM3-3B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Tencent (Hy team) | Hugging Face |
| Last release | 2026-10-16 | 2025-09-10 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.3/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Agent interface, SmolLM3-3B +15: Hy-Memory-30B-A3B 65 (Chat template 20, chat_template.jinja in the repository.); SmolLM3-3B 80 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.)
- Documentation and upkeep, SmolLM3-3B +6: Hy-Memory-30B-A3B 68 (Model card 8, Intended use (the write path of Mem0, MemOS and Hy-Memory), parameters (30B, about 3B active) and languages (English and Chinese, in the metadata)…); SmolLM3-3B 74 (Model card 14, it covers limitations, architecture, parameters, context and languages but has no intended-use section and leaves the June 2025 cut-off to the ch…)
- Risk, SmolLM3-3B +5: Hy-Memory-30B-A3B 60 (File safety 25, 51 safetensors shards and no pickle or Python files.); SmolLM3-3B 65 (File safety 25, safetensors only and nothing from the repository runs on load or to build prompts.)