On August 27th, amidst the rapid deployment of AI applications, it was revealed that China's average daily token call volume had surpassed 500 trillion by June of this year. Presently, amidst fierce global competition and the swift evolution of large AI models, Chinese models have ascended to the forefront on the global stage, witnessing a meteoric rise in token call volumes. A leader from a prominent domestic large model enterprise disclosed that, in the inaugural week following the official launch of its latest model, the token call volume skyrocketed by 68 times compared to its predecessor.

Industry experts have highlighted that flagship AI models are now undergoing updates almost on a monthly basis, with the competitive landscape shifting from a sole focus on 'model intelligence' to a more holistic contest encompassing agent implementation and ecosystem development. Feng Wen, the Chief Architect of the Xiru Technology Open Platform, elaborated that currently, their model's input price stands at 2.1 yuan per million tokens, while the output price is 8.4 yuan per million tokens—merely a tenth of the cost associated with certain international counterparts. This significant reduction in token prices has not only facilitated the widespread adoption of AI applications but has also fueled an exponential surge in the overall token call volume.