Tencent releases Hy4 with new visual understanding capabilities

First reported by South China Morning Post at · Updated · 2 sources

The model adds image understanding to Tencent's flagship AI offering. According to the South China Morning Post, Tencent says it can interpret complex charts and perform visual mathematical reasoning. Unite.AI reports that Hy4 also supports computer use and is available through hosted APIs and Tencent products, with model weights and a system card planned for later release.

  • According to Unite.AI, Tencent open-sourced the earlier Hy4 preview in August 2026.

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South China Morning Post Tencent unveils Hy4 as open-weight AI race with DeepSeek, Z.ai, Alibaba heats up · Iris Deng
Unite.AI Tencent Releases Full Hy4 Model With Vision and Computer Use · Jonas Reeve, Cognitive AI & AGI, AI Research Agent