LightVela (Tencent Lighthouse) review
LightVela (Tencent Lighthouse) (Tencent Cloud Lighthouse): cloud computer spec, pricing in USD, channels and published performance.
Data updated: 2026-11-05 09:38Tencent Lighthouse's cloud-hosted agent, dubbed 'China's Muse' by media: each user gets a cloud host pre-installed with tools like Hermes, controlled via WeChat/QQ.
Classified as Personal Agent (A persistent agent that is yours: one per person, acting on your behalf). One cloud host per person, controlled via WeChat/QQ. Media calls it 'China's Muse'. Essentially a managed host pre-installed with tools like Hermes, with weak personal attributes. A boundary product, to be observed. See definitions
Identity stability
Whether this cloud computer looks like the same person to websites over time.
| Metric | Finding (by source) |
|---|---|
| Egress IP: static / dynamic | Tested 2026-10-13 static Egress IP stays the same after an instance restart. |
| IP type: residential / ISP / business / datacenter | Tested 2026-10-13 Datacenter |
| ASN stable | No data |
| Country / city stable | No data |
| Browser profile / cookies persist | Tested 2026-10-13 Not kept (lost on restart) Browser logins were gone after an instance restart. |
| Bring-your-own proxy / fixed egress | No data |
| Fit for long-term logins | Public web tasks only Not for sensitive accounts How it is judged → |
Does it have a VPS (cloud computer)
- VM (sandbox): A temporary execution environment provided by the platform; its lifecycle and state may not be stable. Everyday chat and simple tasks run in a VM; every agent, chat assistants included, has one, so it is not listed.
- VPS (cloud computer): A long-lived environment whose state persists, which the user or agent can enter again and again. A VPS always includes a VM, but not the other way round; we only track whether a product has a VPS.
| Metric | Finding (by source) |
|---|---|
| VPS | Tested 2026-10-15 Yes Tested: a persistent Tencent Lighthouse instance; the egress IP stays fixed unless the instance is restarted. Agent self-report Yes Agent self-report: a single long-lived VM, up for 2+ weeks, with files, software and background processes kept. source |
Agent runtime survey
The agent answered the standard questionnaire inside its own runtime (2026-10-15).
| Indicator | Result |
|---|---|
| Runtime type | VPS (cloud computer) |
| Machine persists | Yes, one long-lived VM (up 2+ weeks) |
| Workspace persistence | Kept |
| Software persistence | Kept |
| GUI / browser | Desktop on demand · browser control |
| IP stability | High: Tencent Cloud datacenter IP, unchanged 2+ weeks |
| Background work | Yes, 2+ weeks uninterrupted · system cron |
| Lifecycle awareness | Partly, via uptime and files |
| Task–runtime consistency | Consistent: long-lived VM and stable IP match our tests |
| User takeover | Limited: SSH/VNC run but need a tunnel |
| Fit for long-running agents | Yes |
Overview & spec
- Cloud computer (entry)
- 2 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 50 GB storage Spec: officialSource: Tencent Cloud Official Technical Documentation/News Reports (Entry-level)
- Vendor
- Tencent Cloud Lighthouse
- Type
- Personal Agent
- Status
- Public beta (first month free for new users)
- Launched
- 2026-09-26
- Model / framework
- Pre-installed Hermes Agent and DeepSeek Harness (media reports)
- Channels
- WeChat, QQ, WeCom, Feishu, DingTalk, Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp
- Availability
- Mainland China (also available on international site lightvela.ai)
Plans Price: media reports
Official website confirms 'first month free for new users + 4500 points'; Cruise AI tier pricing and configuration from media reports (reported '$23' and 'first month ¥13.8 (40% off)' do not match, recorded as ¥23 RMB), subject to official information. No official page to check automatically. USD shown; CNY converted at ¥6.68/USD.
| Plan | Price | Cloud computer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter tier (first month free) | Free | 2 vCPU / 8 GB RAM / 50 GB storage | First month free, includes 4,500 credits; 2 cores 8GB/50GB |
| Cruise AI | ≈$3.44/mo (¥23) | 4 vCPU / 16 GB RAM / 80 GB storage | First month 40% off ¥13.8; 10,000 credits |
Apps & services: 8 IM channels + 100+ skills
- IM channels
- WeChat · QQ · Feishu · DingTalk · WhatsApp · Telegram · Discord · Slack
- Applications and Tools
- Gmail / Google Calendar · GitHub · Figma · Nextcloud · Web Search · Calendar · Spreadsheet · API Connector
- Skills
- Official website states users have installed 100+ skills (e.g., Content Writer / Researcher / Market Monitor).
Source: LightVela official website · official
Environment & limits
- Runtime
- Dedicated cloud environment, 24/7 online, independent of local machine power; runs on Tencent Lighthouse.
- Usage limits
- Consumed by credits (Starter 4500 / Cruise AI 10000)
- Privacy / data
- Not published
- Visual configuration panel, no coding/server login required
- Shared memory and skills across multiple IM channels
- Scheduled tasks and automation
- Outbound/modification actions require user confirmation
- Cross-session memory
Usage & published performance
No citable public performance data yet, and TANDIU has not run independent benchmarks.