Tencent Unveils AI Model in High-Stakes Test for OpenAI Hire

Tencent Holdings Ltd. revealed a major upgrade to its foundational model, marking the first high-stakes test for China’s most valuable company to assert its place in a frenetic AI race since it recruited a top researcher from OpenAI.

The social media leader on Thursday unveiled a preview of the Hy3 model, which it called its most powerful yet. The Hy3 — a reference to Tencent’s main Hunyuan platform — represents a big advance in areas from complex reasoning to coding. The model, which supports OpenClaw, is now available via a wide suite of Tencent product including its chatbot, coding tool and QQ.