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Tencent to Launch Hunyuan 3.0 in April, Build WeChat AI Agent

Published: Mar. 18, 2026 11:30 p.m. GMT+8

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Tencent’s QClaw rolled out a major update on March 18, upgrading its WeChat entry to a mini program with desktop file upload and transfer support. Photo: VCG

Tencent Holdings Ltd. plans to launch its next-generation Hunyuan 3.0 large language model in April and is developing an advanced artificial intelligence agent for its super-app WeChat, as the technology giant accelerates its push into generative AI.

The announcements came during the company’s earnings call on Wednesday, following the release of its fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results. The Shenzhen-based company said 2025 revenue rose 14% year-on-year to 751.8 billion yuan ($108.8 billion), while net profit increased 16% to 224.8 billion yuan. However, the pace of profit growth slowed from 2024.

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Tencent will launch the Hunyuan 3.0 language model in April 2026 and is developing an AI agent for WeChat.
2025 revenue rose 14% to 751.8 billion yuan ($108.8 billion); net profit increased 16% to 224.8 billion yuan.
Capital expenditure reached 79.2 billion yuan in 2025, with plans for further increases in 2026 due to AI hardware constraints.

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Who’s Who

Tencent Holdings Ltd.: Tencent Holdings Ltd. reported 2025 revenue of 751.8 billion yuan, a 14% increase year-on-year, and net profit of 224.8 billion yuan, up 16%. The company plans to launch its Hunyuan 3.0 large language model in April and is developing an advanced AI agent for WeChat, aiming to integrate AI across its extensive user ecosystem despite computing power constraints.

OpenClaw: OpenClaw is an AI agent that has gained popularity, particularly amongst Chinese netizens who affectionately refer to it as "lobster." Tencent is developing its own AI agent for WeChat, drawing inspiration from OpenClaw's success. These agents are designed to function like human assistants with memory and communication capabilities, capable of handling complex tasks and making mini-programs more intelligent.

Tencent Cloud: Tencent Cloud is experiencing price increases for some of its model-calling services. This is attributed to supply-chain pressures affecting essential components like GPUs, storage, and CPUs. To meet demand, Tencent is renting computing power and plans to increase capital expenditure in 2026 to secure more capacity for its AI endeavors.

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What Happened When

2025-03-18：: Tencent released its fourth-quarter 2025 and full-year 2025 financial results during an earnings call.

2025：: Tencent's revenue rose 14% year-on-year to 751.8 billion yuan, and net profit increased 16% to 224.8 billion yuan.

2025：: Tencent's capital expenditure reached a record 79.2 billion yuan, and research and development spending totaled 85.8 billion yuan.

Second half of 2025：: Tencent began restructuring teams and workflows to improve data quality and rebuild infrastructure for pretraining and reinforcement learning.