China AI Native Industry Insights – 20260807 – Alibaba | Tencent | more
Today’s digest features significant developments from major players like Qwen3.8-Max and Tencent. The overarching theme is the evolution and expansion of AI and agentic systems. Qwen3.8-Max has topped the Global Agentic Index, surpassing contenders like Claude Opus 5 and GPT-5.6, exemplifying advancements in AI capabilities. Tencent has expanded global access to its Hy3 platform through WorkBuddy, Miora, and TokenHub, and introduced the beta version of TencentDB Agent Memory 2.0.0, featuring an innovative Team Memory function. These updates signify a progressive move towards enhanced AI integration and usage across sectors. Discover more in Today’s China AI Native Industry Insights.
1. Qwen3.8-Max Tops Global Agentic Index, Surpassing Claude Opus 5 and GPT-5.6
Artificial Analysis’s latest leaderboard shows that Alibaba’s Qwen3.8-Max has claimed the No. 1 spot globally on the Agentic Index with a score of 55.4, surpassing Anthropic’s Claude Opus 5 and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6. The Agentic Index measures a model’s ability to use tools to solve complex, multi-step problems — a capability widely seen as key to deploying AI across specialized professional workflows. Separately, on Artificial Analysis’s broader Intelligence Index, Qwen3.8-Max scored 56, placing it fifth globally and ahead of every model from Google, Meta, and xAI — trailing only the flagship releases from Anthropic and OpenAI, along with Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3. According to the Qwen team, open weights for both Qwen3.8-Max and Qwen3.8-27B are scheduled to be released next week.
Read more: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/6hhJJRw5at1u0V98FvqJsg
Video Credit: @Alibaba_Qwen on X
2. Tencent Expands Hy3 Access Globally via WorkBuddy, Miora, and TokenHub
Tencent has expanded global access to its Hy3 large language model through three entry points: WorkBuddy (its agent workspace), Tencent Design Miora (its creative studio), and Tencent Cloud TokenHub (its MaaS platform). In internal evaluations, Hy3 on WorkBuddy achieved a task success rate above 90% and reduced average task time by 34% compared to the previous Hy model. WorkBuddy access to Hy3 is available free of charge to users worldwide until August 31, 2026. Tencent noted that Hy3 API access and open weights remain available, with further integration into the Tencent Cloud AI-native stack planned.
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3. Tencent Releases TencentDB Agent Memory 2.0.0 Beta with Team Memory Feature
Tencent has released version 2.0.0 beta of TencentDB Agent Memory, an open-source TypeScript memory service for AI agents that reached the number one spot on GitHub’s TypeScript trending list. The update introduces Team Memory, a shared memory hub that allows multiple teammates’ agents to read the same memory store. The system converts conversations, documents, and code into four reusable asset types: Chat Memory, Skill, LLM-Wiki, and Code-Graph. These assets are governed and shareable across agents and frameworks, targeting both solo developers and multi-person teams. The project is MIT-licensed and hosted under the TencentCloud organization on GitHub.
Read more: https://github.com/TencentCloud/TencentDB-Agent-Memory
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