Yuanbao

What Yuanbao is

Yuanbao is Tencent’s AI assistant for answering questions and creative work, available on the web and in Android and iOS apps. Its free plan brings together AI chat, web search, file uploads, and image generation, with capabilities for working with images and documents. Tencent describes its search as AI-powered and enhanced by its content ecosystem. The assistant also connects with Tencent Docs, Tencent News, WeChat Read, and Tencent Maps, linking its question-answering and creative use cases with those services. Tencent says Yuanbao uses Hunyuan and DeepSeek models and launched in May 2024. The listed Free plan costs nothing, and the pricing model is free. App integrations are included. Yuanbao is made by Tencent, which says it was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China. Users can access it through its website or choose a mobile app, with chat, search, document and image capabilities available as part of the assistant.

Who it suits

Yuanbao suits people who want an AI assistant for questions and creative tasks, with web search, file uploads, and image generation. Its web and mobile availability and connections to Tencent services may fit users who want those tools in one assistant.

Getting started

1. Open https://yuanbao.tencent.com/ in a web browser.
2. Choose the Android or iOS app if you prefer to use a mobile device.
3. Use the Free plan, which is listed as free.

Verdict

Choose Yuanbao if you want a free assistant that combines chat, search, file uploads, and image generation across web and mobile. Its Tencent service connections are a further reason to consider it. Look elsewhere if you need a platform beyond those listed or a paid tier with separately described options.