Tencent’s brand-new search product “Yuanbao Search” has officially launched.
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According to PANews, citing IT Home, Tencent Cloud announced the launch of Yuanbao Search, which supports multi-type content retrieval as well as text, voice, and image search.
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Tencent’s brand-new search product “Yuanbao Search” has officially launched
PANews November 11 reports, according to IT Home, that Tencent Cloud announced the official launch of its new search product “Yuanbao Search.” Users can access it via any browser at so.qq.com, or select “Yuanbao Search” in the search engine settings of the latest QQ Browser. Yuanbao Search has rebuilt the entire search pipeline—including understanding, retrieval, ranking, and answer organization—based on the capabilities of the Yuanbao large model. Its index covers web pages, WeChat Official Accounts, Video Accounts, and academic literature, integrating 157 authoritative sources and supporting text, voice, and image-based search. Regarding advertising, Yuanbao Search states that it will clearly distinguish ads from answers and provide a “Hide Ads” option.
PANews reported on November 11, citing IT Home, that Tencent Cloud announced the official launch of its new search product, "Yuanbao Search."
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Users can access so.qq.com through any browser, or select "Yuanbao Search" in the search engine settings of the latest QQ Browser.
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The report states that Yuanbao Search has restructured the entire search pipeline—including understanding, retrieval, ranking, and answer organization—based on the capabilities of the Yuanbao large model.
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The report introduces that its index covers webpages, WeChat official accounts, video channels, and academic literature, accessing 157 authoritative sources and supporting text, voice, and photo search.
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Yuanbao Search states that it clearly distinguishes advertisements from answers and provides a “Hide Ads” option.
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This is a search product: users can initiate searches by typing, speaking, or taking photos. According to the report, it uses the Yuanbao large model to process search requests, retrieve and rank content, and then organize the answers; the search scope includes web pages, WeChat Official Accounts, Video Accounts, and academic literature.
Why it matters to readers
It provides a new search entry point and integrates multi-type content retrieval, various input methods, and answer organization into a single product. The distinction between ads and answers is also a noteworthy aspect of the product design.
Beginners can access it directly via so.qq.com. When reading the results, distinguish between answers and advertisements; the feature descriptions in the material do not constitute verification of the accuracy of the answers.
Risks and unknowns
The materials do not provide independent empirical measurements, so it is impossible to verify the actual effectiveness of search coverage, answer accuracy, and ad differentiation.
The material does not list the specific names or identification criteria of the 157 authoritative sources.
The materials do not provide user adoption, revenue, or market response data, making it impossible to assess commercial performance.
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