Tencent released its Hy4 open-weight foundation model on November 4. The company says it is the first time one of its models has joined the top tier of Chinese AI systems. [12]
Hy4 has 770 billion parameters and is designed to strengthen Tencent’s competition with domestic rivals Alibaba, Z.ai and Moonshot. [2, 6]
The full release builds on an earlier preview, adding visual understanding capabilities that let the model analyze images and complex charts. [6, 7] Tencent is integrating Hy4 into enterprise software, including its workplace AI assistant WorkBuddy, as part of an effort to develop the model alongside real-world business applications. [6, 7]
Tencent also plans to release a lighter, more cost-effective Flash version. [6]