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StepFun’s Step 5 Preview Available Free in Tencent WorkBuddy Until Oct. 25
StepFun’s flagship Step 5 Preview model is now available inside Tencent’s WorkBuddy office agent.
WorkBuddy is described as an office agent, and the model can be used there.
The access is exclusive to WorkBuddy during the stated period.
Use is free from Oct.
12 through Oct.
25.
This gives WorkBuddy users a limited time to try StepFun’s model without paying to use it.
The announcement does not say what access or pricing will be after Oct.
25.
StepFun’s Step 5 Preview model is available inside Tencent’s WorkBuddy office agent.
The model is free to use exclusively in WorkBuddy from October 12 to October 25.
The announcement was published by Pandaily on October 12, 2026.
- Who
- StepFun and Tencent.
- What
- StepFun’s Step 5 Preview model became available in Tencent’s WorkBuddy office agent for free use.
- When
- From October 12 to October 25. The article was published on October 12, 2026.
- Where
- Inside Tencent’s WorkBuddy office agent.
- Why
- Not stated
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
No direct quotes in the coverage so far.
Step 5 Preview became available in WorkBuddy for free use.
The exclusive free-use window is set to end.
- Model
- Step 5 Preview
- Platform
- Tencent WorkBuddy
- Free-use window begins
- October 12
- Free-use window ends
- October 25
Sources
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