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China Mobile plans unified pricing for surging token business

China Mobile is advancing its token business by planning a unified pricing structure for its national token packages. This move comes as daily token usage in China has surged dramatically, from 100 billion in early 2024 to over 140 trillion by March 2026. The company aims to establish new revenue streams through these token packages, addressing declining traditional income. AI

IMPACT This initiative could signal new monetization strategies for AI-related services, potentially influencing how AI compute is billed and accessed.

RANK_REASON Product pricing announcement for a telecom service.

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China Mobile plans unified pricing for surging token business

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  1. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    China Mobile Pushes Token Business Further: National Unified Token Package Pricing Coming

    China Mobile announced plans for nationally unified Token package pricing for consumer and enterprise markets. Daily token calls in China grew from about 100 billion in early 2024 to over 140 trillion by March 2026, a more than 1,000x increase in two years, as telecom operators s…