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Tencent launches Hy4 with computer control; downloadable weights will follow

Hy4 can interpret images and operate software through a graphical interface or command line, Tencent says. The company describes uses inside WorkBuddy, but its release promises the weights and system cards in the coming days.

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Source published: Nov 4, 2026, 4:59 AM UTC
Published: Nov 4, 2026

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Scores for four models in Tencent’s finance evaluation. — iNewsChannel chart; data: Tencent Hy and Tencent Financial Technology · Original publisher-owned editorial chart · Original newsroom chart, using scores reported by Tencent. The evaluation was not independent.

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What happened

Tencent reports a score of 3.04 for Hy4 against 2.97 for DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash-1017 in a finance evaluation involving 213 professionals. Tencent Hy ran the blind test with Tencent Financial Technology.

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Why it matters

For a buyer, access to a hosted assistant and the right to run a checkpoint are different decisions. The announcement demonstrates the former; it does not supply a downloadable release or establish its final license. The reported score gap is small and comes from one company-organized test.