Tencent to add visual understanding to Hy4 and Hy4 flash in upcoming release
Tencent plans to release Hy4 and Hy4 flash soon, with both models supporting visual understanding, according to senior executive vice president Dowson Tong. He spoke at the Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Conference on October 29.
Tencent plans to release Hy4 and Hy4 flash soon, adding visual understanding to its AI model lineup, according to senior executive vice president Dowson Tong. Tong made the announcement at the Tencent Global Digital Ecosystem Conference on October 29, as reported by TechNode.
What Tencent said
- Tencent intends to release two models: Hy4 and Hy4 flash.
- Both models will support visual understanding.
- Compared with the Hy4 preview released in August, the full Hy4 model will improve performance on tasks requiring sustained reasoning.
A specific release date for either model was not given in the report. Context window, pricing, parameter counts and benchmark scores for Hy4 and Hy4 flash are not available at this time.
What this means
Hy4 and Hy4 flash are announced but not yet released. The August preview of Hy4 is the earlier version, and Tencent says the full model will improve on it for tasks requiring sustained reasoning. Visual understanding is the capability Tencent has attached to both the full Hy4 and the flash variant. Developers evaluating the models will need to wait for the release itself for specifications, access details and benchmark results.
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