Tencent open-sources Hy-MT2, shrinking a translation LLM to 440MB
Tencent just open-sourced Hy-MT2, a multilingual translation model supporting 33 languages in 1.8B, 7B, and 30B MoE sizes. Using AngelSlim 1.25-bit quantization, the 1.8B version shrinks down to just 440MB for smooth on-device use. It prioritizes controllable output like preserving JSON structure and enforcing terminology consistency, making edge-based localization surprisingly practical.