# Hy3 vs Ornith-1.5-9B (slim)

> Hy3 scores 62.6 (B) to Ornith-1.5-9B's 61 (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 Ornith-1.5-9B's 61 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Ornith-1.5-9B leads on reach and agent interface. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Hy3: B 62.6, rank #27 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/hy3.min.md
- Ornith-1.5-9B: C 61, rank #44 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/ornith-1-5-9b.min.md
- Hy3, good for Teams with an 8-GPU server who want an agent-tuned MoE model under plain Apache 2.0 Ahead on Risk, 60 against 50; Documentation and upkeep, 56 against 31. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 2.8 against 2.3 out of 5.
- Ornith-1.5-9B, good for Local coding and terminal agents on a laptop or a single consumer GPU, where a clear licence file and an answering publisher aren't required Ahead on Reach, 95 against 70; Agent interface, 85 against 75.

| Category | Hy3 | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 70 | 95 |
| Risk (20%) | 60 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 75 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 56 | 31 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Hy3 | Ornith-1.5-9B |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Tencent (Hy team) | Ornith |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Last release | 2026-07-20 | 2026-08-23 |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 2.3/5 (4) |