On September 22, Tencent Huan Yuan officially released the preview version of Image 3.5 (Hy Image3.5preview). The new version has comprehensively upgraded core capabilities such as image quality, layout, and photo editing, while significantly reducing costs, with the main slogan "cheap and easy to use."

QQ20260922-104359.jpg

According to the official introduction, Hy Image3.5preview has improved by about 30% compared to the previous generation. In terms of text rendering, the model can now more accurately reproduce text content, avoiding awkward situations like "missing limbs." Layout capabilities have also been significantly enhanced, allowing the model to better understand users' requirements for visual arrangements. In photo editing, the model supports inputting up to five reference images at the same time, enabling users to combine and adjust styles or elements from multiple images, with a maximum output resolution of 2K.

QQ20260922-104547.jpg

In terms of pricing, Hy Image3.5preview offers a highly competitive price—generating a 2K image via the Tencent Cloud API costs only 0.15 yuan, and it is charged only for the final product, with no charge for failed images. In internal blind tests, the model tied with Seedream5.0pro, and performed better than two other similar competitors.

In application scenarios, Hy Image3.5preview covers various needs such as daily photo editing, poster design, and storyboard drawing. The model is currently available on products like Yuanbao and ima within the Tencent ecosystem, and developers can also directly call it through the Tencent Cloud API.

QQ20260922-104613.jpg

Notably, during the gray-scale testing period, the demand for drawing increased by more than 50%. A film studio reported that using Huan Yuan Image 3.5 for batch output significantly shortened the pre-production time, leading to a noticeable improvement in overall efficiency.

Tencent Huan Yuan stated that it will continue to optimize image generation capabilities, further improving the model's performance in complex scenarios while maintaining high cost-effectiveness.

Hy Blog:

https://hy.tencent.com/research/hy-image35-preview

Model Experience:

https://aistudio.tencent.com/

Official Prompt Manual:

https://page.weixin.qq.com/smartpage/p/b1_ALAAAwZ2ACcbt4quDAMT0i1obS0