Tencent unveils new AI tools for 3D visuals

As ByteDance also enters the text-to-3D space with its VeOmniverse model, Tencent continues to expand its AI tools, offering open-source models to rival the likes of DeepSeek.
The new AI models from Tencent are aimed at designers and game developers, offering advanced text-to-3D and image-to-3D generation capabilities, and challenging US AI dominance.

Tencent has unveiled a suite of new AI tools aimed at converting text and images into 3D visuals, showcasing China’s growing presence in the generative AI field.

The company launched five open-source models based on its Hunyuan3D-2.0 technology, including turbo versions capable of producing high-quality 3D visuals in 30 seconds.

A release like this follows Tencent’s push to challenge US dominance in AI, with competitors like AI startup DeepSeek offering similar performance at lower costs.

The launch of Hunyuan3D-2.0 builds on the company’s earlier introduction of 3D AI models, targeting designers and game developers to establish a competitive edge in text-to-3D and image-to-3D generation.

Tencent’s new models are praised for superior text consistency, geometric accuracy, and visual quality compared to leading industry benchmarks.

Meanwhile, ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, has also entered the text-to-3D market with its VeOmniverse model, though it remains proprietary.

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