Tencent Holdings Ltd. became the latest tech company to unveil or enhance an AI model intended to eclipse DeepSeek, joining a spate of rollouts since the startup’s emergence energized the US-China technology race.

Tencent's new model doubles response speed while matching top performers like GPT-4o in reasoning tasks, intensifying the AI race between China and the U.S.

Chinese tech giant Tencent launched its latest AI model, Hunyuan Turbo S claiming it can answer questions faster than the global hit DeepSeek R1.

BEIJING (Reuters) -Chinese tech giant Tencent on Thursday released a new AI model that it says can answer queries faster than global hit DeepSeek's R1, in the latest sign the startup's domestic and overseas success is putting pressure on its larger competitors in China.

Tencent has released its new AI model, Hunyuan Turbo S, which promises to answer queries faster than the popular DeepSeek-R1. This advancement underscores the increasing pressure on China's tech giants to keep up with rapidly evolving AI technology and the successes of smaller startups.

Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. today released a new artificial intelligence model named Hunyuan Turbo S, designed as a “fast-thinking model,” a rival to so-called “slow-thinking” models such as DeepSeek-R1.

Chinese tech giant Tencent has launched its new AI model "Hunyuan Turbo S". The company claims that it is capable of giving faster answers than DeepSeek's popular model R1. The move is an indication that DeepSeek's growing influence domestically and internationally has put pressure on China's big tech companies.