Tencent Relaunches QQ Pet Service With Hunyuan Hy3 AI
Tencent has reintroduced its classic virtual pet service, QQ Pet, in a redesigned format. The updated version utilizes the company's in-house Hunyuan Hy3 AI model to enable more natural interactions.
Tencent announced on Monday the return of its classic virtual pet service, QQ Pet, in a redesigned form. The new version features 3D character models and is powered by Tencent's in-house Hunyuan Hy3 large language model, supporting more natural interactions and proactive responses.
The updated QQ Pet retains classic gameplay elements such as feeding, bathing, and taking on jobs. It also introduces a wider range of appearances and personality types for users to choose from. The virtual pets will also be integrated across core QQ experiences, appearing in chat lists and chat windows.
Tencent stated that the Hunyuan Hy3 model, which was open-sourced on July 6, is built on a Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture. It has 295 billion total parameters and 21 billion activated parameters, with a context window of up to 256K tokens, providing the technical foundation for the pet's AI-powered conversational capabilities.