Tencent launches T1 reasoning model amid growing AI competition in China

Hong Kong-listed company says upgraded tech offers faster response times

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Tencent has launched its T1 reasoning model amid heightened rivalry in China's AI landscape following DeepSeek's introduction of models that offer comparable or superior performance to Western systems at substantially lower costs. © Reuters

SHANGHAI (Reuters) -- Chinese tech giant Tencent on Friday night launched the official version of its T1 reasoning model, stepping up competition in China's increasingly crowded artificial intelligence sector.

The upgraded T1 model offers faster response times and enhanced capabilities for processing extended text documents, the company said in a post on its official WeChat account.

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