Key facts
- Tencent said Hy4 is its flagship model and is built to power agentic capabilities in its enterprise software ecosystem.
- Tencent said Hy4 introduced visual understanding for the first time, including image processing and chart analysis.
- Tencent described Hy4 as an open-weight model positioned against top open-weight rivals.
Tencent Holdings released its flagship artificial intelligence model, Hy4, on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, the Shenzhen-based company said. Tencent described Hy4 as an open-weight large language model intended to compete with top open-weight rivals and to power agentic capabilities in its enterprise software ecosystem.
The company said the model introduced visual understanding for the first time. According to Tencent, Hy4 can process images, analyze complex charts and carry out visual mathematical reasoning.
The report did not state the model's size, training cost, licensing terms or benchmark results, and gave no figures on adoption or revenue tied to the release.