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Tencent WorkBuddy Malaysia is here, and Big Domain is opening it up to Malaysian SMEs. The agentic AI workbench from Tencent Cloud is free to download and use: the free plan covers a genuine monthly workload in credits, tops up daily rewards for active users, and needs no credit card to start. WorkBuddy landed in Malaysia this year alongside Tencent Cloud’s Johor region, and this piece walks through how the free points add up, what the agent can actually do, how it stacks up against OpenAI and Anthropic’s agent tools, and where it can take a business that starts free.
Tencent WorkBuddy Malaysia: What Is It?
WorkBuddy describes itself as a “full-scenario AI workbench”. You describe what you need in plain language, a team of expert agents plans the work, executes it, and hands back finished deliverables: reports, slides, spreadsheets, code, research files. Unlike a chatbot that stops at an answer, WorkBuddy operates like a co-worker with a desk: it can read and write files in folders you authorise, run tasks in parallel, and connect to tools you already use, including Slack and Telegram on the international version.
WorkBuddy’s official international site. Source: workbuddy.ai, 撷取于 2026 年 9 月 25 日
Under the hood it draws on more than 100 built-in skills and connects to multiple large models. The China version has plugged into Hunyuan, DeepSeek, Zhipu GLM and Kimi; the international edition auto-routes your task to a suitable model. That multi-model routing matters, because the routing decides cost and quality per task rather than locking you into one vendor’s pricing.
Launched March 2026, and the Numbers Since Then
Tencent launched WorkBuddy on 9 March 2026 and rolled out the overseas edition on 28 May 2026. Install counts since launch have not been published, so the honest way to size it is with the numbers Tencent and third-party researchers have put on record:
| Milestone | Figure | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Most popular efficiency AI agent in China | No.1 by daily active users, per Tencent’s Q1 2026 earnings | Tencent Q1 2026 report |
| PC monthly visits, March 2026 | 8.85 million | Analysys, via 36Kr Global |
| PC monthly visits, June 2026 | 20.97 million (2.4x in three months) | Tencent, via WorkBuddy knowledge base |
| IDC enterprise agent evaluation | No.1 overall task capability, September 2026 | IDC report |
| Industries in production use | 50+ including consumer goods, finance and gaming | IDC / China Economic Net |
Scale markers since the 9 March 2026 launch. Install figures are not published; these are the reported proxies.
Two retention figures from Tencent’s Q1 filing are worth noting for anyone evaluating the tool for a team: active-user retention above 60%, and paid-user retention above 80%. Free tools are easy to try and easy to abandon; those two numbers suggest a different pattern.
WorkBuddy Use Cases: What the AI Agent Actually Does
The demo videos below are from WorkBuddy’s official channel, and they map to the tasks Malaysian SMEs ask about most:
One text brief in, a week of finished work out. Source: WorkBuddy official channel, YouTube
- Market research to report. Give it an industry and a question; it plans the research, pulls sources, analyses and writes the document.
- Meeting notes to client-ready proposal. Feed it a messy transcript; it extracts decisions and scope, then drafts the proposal document.
- Deck and spreadsheet production. Presentations and working files, not just outlines.
- Software builds. From one prompt it can scaffold an app and push live code to GitHub.
- Skills marketplace. Install a skill and the agent gains a new capability, similar in spirit to extending a team with a specialist.
WorkBuddy’s official introduction. Source: WorkBuddy channel, YouTube
How It Differs From OpenAI and Anthropic’s Agents
The agent field now has three distinct shapes, and it is worth being precise about where WorkBuddy sits.
| Dimension | Tencent WorkBuddy | OpenAI (ChatGPT agent) | Anthropic (Claude Code / Computer Use) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where it works | Desktop app; reads and writes your local files and apps in authorised folders | Cloud-hosted browser sandbox on OpenAI’s servers | Terminal / API / browser automation, developer-oriented |
| Models | Multi-model routing across vendors | OpenAI models only | Claude models only |
| Entry point for non-coders | Built for office professionals; natural-language task briefs | Consumer chat product with an agent mode | Assumes developer comfort with terminals and APIs |
| Free daily usage | Free plan with daily active reward credits | Agent mode tied to paid tiers | Pay-per-token API; no free daily agent quota |
| Extensibility | Skill marketplace, expert modes, MCP ecosystem | GPTs and connectors | Model Context Protocol (MCP) |
Positioning comparison as of September 2026, based on each vendor’s published product documentation.
The practical difference for a Malaysian SME owner: OpenAI’s agent runs in someone else’s cloud, which is tidy but distant from your files. Anthropic’s tooling is powerful and developer-first. WorkBuddy’s bet is the local desk: an agent that sits on your machine, works on your folders, and bills through free daily points rather than a metered token tab.
WorkBuddy Pricing: How the Free Points Add Up
The international pricing is simple, and the free tier is a working allowance rather than a demo. The Free plan costs $0 and includes 100 credits a month, auto model routing, 5,000 code completions, three automated tasks, and access to experts, skills and connectors. Pro is $10 a month (or $96 a year) with 1,000 base plus 1,000 bonus credits monthly and expanded limits. For a small team, the free tier alone covers real recurring work:
- Monthly allowance. 100 credits land every month on the Free plan, no card required.
- Daily active reward. Start at least one conversation a day and extra credits are added the following day — the agent effectively earns its own keep.
- Pro trial. A 7-day Pro trial with 500 credits lets you test the expanded limits before deciding.
- Optional bonus. New users who redeem Big Domain’s code UWAJM9H2 at sign-up get 350 bonus points on top.
Run those together and a business person gets a standing AI workload — research, documents, decks, code — billed at zero, with the option to subscribe only when the workload outgrows it.
WorkBuddy international pricing. Source: workbuddy.ai/pricing, 撷取于 2026 年 9 月 25 日
WorkBuddy Users Can Also Use CodeBuddy
WorkBuddy grew out of Tencent Cloud’s CodeBuddy team, and the two products are designed to work together. CodeBuddy is Tencent’s AI coding environment: a plugin, a full IDE, and a CLI covering the same development lifecycle. It ships Buddy Tab smart completion, a Craft agent mode for multi-step coding, design-to-code from Figma prototypes, built-in CloudBase and serverless setup with automatic database and authentication configuration, and one-click deployment through CloudStudio and EdgeOne Pages.
CodeBuddy IDE international site. Source: codebuddy.ai, 撷取于 2026 年 9 月 25 日
In practice: WorkBuddy is the office agent that handles documents, research and planning; CodeBuddy is the developer seat for the coding work. Teams running both can move a brief from a WorkBuddy plan into a CodeBuddy build without changing ecosystems.
Big Domain: Official Tencent Agentic Cloud Partner, With Token Hub
Big Domain works with Tencent Cloud as an official agentic cloud partner, and runs Token Hub for teams that want the model layer without managing it: one API endpoint, 13 models routed automatically by task, across assistants such as WorkBuddy, Cursor, Claude Code, Cline and more. Free daily points are how most teams start; when the workload outgrows them and the spend needs to be predictable, Token Hub is the infrastructure step that follows — same partner relationship, same support desk, budgeted instead of metered.
Big Domain’s WorkBuddy video hub: 18 official demos and independent reviews, English and Chinese. Source: bigdomain.my, 撷取于 2026 年 9 月 25 日
How to Download and Start in Malaysia
WorkBuddy runs as a desktop app — download it from the official site and sign in, or click Use Online to start in the browser. The free plan stands on its own; new users who want the optional bonus can enter Big Domain’s code UWAJM9H2 during sign-up.
Scan the QR code or open wapp.my/r/workbuddy-cm to download WorkBuddy free and start on the free plan — no credit card. Watch it work first on the Big Domain WorkBuddy video hub, and talk to the Big Domain team when your AI workload is ready to scale.
Bonus-point terms apply and may change; the free plan stands on its own.
Sources
- WorkBuddy official international site and pricing: workbuddy.ai
- Tencent Cloud Malaysia launch and AI product showcase (WorkBuddy, TokenHub): Yahoo Finance, 19 August 2026
- WorkBuddy timeline and visit statistics: Tencent ima WorkBuddy knowledge base
- China launch context, models, Q1 2026 earnings ranking: China Daily Tech, 11 August 2026
- IDC enterprise agent evaluation No.1, open platform, industry deployments: China Economic Net, 18 September 2026
- Overseas expansion and retention figures: 36Kr Global (letschuhai)
- CodeBuddy IDE official site: codebuddy.ai
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