Artificial intelligence (AI) models are designed to process information and respond to queries. DeepSeek is an AI company known for its R1 model. Tencent's new model aims to surpass DeepSeek's capabilities in speed and efficiency. - Tencent's new AI model, Hunyuan Turbo S, is designed to respond to queries faster than DeepSeek's R1 model. - Tencent claims that Hunyuan Turbo S can respond to queries in under a second. - The launch of Hunyuan Turbo S intensifies the competition within China's artificial intelligence sector. - Alibaba benchmarked its latest Qwen AI model against DeepSeek a month prior to Tencent's announcement.