[Hot Spot Observation] Double Sword Combination: Tencent Yuanbao Joins Hands with DeepSeek, Storms Rise Again

At the beginning of the new year, the entire AI large model circle in China is bustling with activity. The relatively unknown DeepSeek has emerged as a dark horse, gaining popularity across the internet with its low-cost and high-performance deep information reasoning model. As everyone is widening their eyes and pondering what this "Hangzhou Xiao Liu" is all about and how it suddenly unleashed such power, Tencent, which has been relatively low-key in the AI circle, has suddenly taken advantage of the momentum and thrown out a bombshell. Not only did it showcase the full-powered version of DeepSeek, but it also introduced a new term: "Hunyuan Model." The author, who doesn't play online games much, is also curious about the term "full-powered." This term originally comes from the gaming field, used to describe game characters or equipment in their strongest state. Over time, it has gradually been extended to describe hardware devices or components in a high-performance state, such as full-powered graphics cards and full-powered processors. As expected, recently, users excitedly rubbed their hands together when searching for AI in the WeChat search, and the enthusiasm for using the DeepSeek model far exceeded expectations. On February 18, reporters learned from Tencent that in order to allow more users to conveniently and stably experience and use DeepSeek, Tencent urgently coordinated and deployed internally, calling on the Yuanbao Hunyuan large model to support WeChat search, providing users with more entry points and choices. This facilitates users in more rational thinking and reasoning about various AI application scenario challenges in complex situations, delivering more practical and down-to-earth content. This strong alliance can truly be described as "gathering the strengths of a hundred schools, gaining insights from thousands of worlds." Starting from the 18th, users who have not yet been grayed out from AI search can click on the search bar at the top of the WeChat dialogue box to enter WeChat search, where they will have the opportunity to see "Download Yuanbao (Experience DeepSeek-R1)" on the page. As a result, the Tencent Yuanbao, which has been born for less than a year, now has the free DeepSeek-R1 full-powered version, DeepSeek-V3, Tencent Hunyuan Deep Thinking Model T1, and Tencent Hunyuan General Model Turbo, all of which support deep thinking and can quickly output answers. Even more noteworthy is that the internet search supported by Tencent Yuanbao covers high-quality content from the Tencent ecosystem, such as WeChat public accounts, and authoritative sources on the internet. Yuanbao joining hands with DeepSeek has stirred up the AI circle once again. ![](https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://www.hkcd.com.hk/userfiles/1739898010878000.jpg?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440, The author observed that Tencent, in response to the high demand for DeepSeek in WeChat search, urgently called upon Yuanbao to provide more entry points, indicating that Yuanbao has taken on the role of distributing DeepSeek services, especially within the WeChat ecosystem; Yuanbao not only integrates DeepSeek-R1 but also supports dual model switching (Hunyuan and DeepSeek), and utilizes Tencent's ecological resources, such as WeChat public account content, to enhance the accuracy and comprehensiveness of responses. This indicates that Yuanbao has optimized and expanded upon DeepSeek, forming unique functionalities; users can directly download and use DeepSeek-R1 through Yuanbao, while the official DeepSeek may not have access rights within the WeChat ecosystem, demonstrating that Yuanbao, when integrating DeepSeek, leveraged its own ecological advantages to provide additional functionalities. As an AI product of Tencent, Yuanbao has integrated the DeepSeek model (especially the full version R1) and optimized it, combining Tencent's ecological resources (such as WeChat content) to offer more powerful features and a better user experience; at the same time, Yuanbao is also one of the important platforms for Tencent to promote DeepSeek, particularly in the WeChat search scenario. Yuanbao is an AI assistant product launched by Tencent, while DeepSeek is a large model technology developed by the third-party artificial intelligence company DeepSeek Inc. The two have developed into a relationship of technical cooperation and ecological synergy, with Yuanbao enhancing its capabilities by integrating the DeepSeek model, while DeepSeek has achieved broader applications through Tencent's channels and resources. Tencent stated that it will continue to optimize product capabilities in the future, improve model performance, and provide users with a higher quality AI experience. Let us wait and see in the battle of AI gods! (Reporter Peihan, Image Source: Tencent Hunyuan Xiaohongshu)