On September 6th, it was reported that the AI short drama industry has experienced explosive growth this year: the lowered technical barriers have prompted a large influx of practitioners, rapidly expanding production capacity and significantly reducing production costs. Currently, the production quote for ordinary AI short dramas per minute has dropped from 5,000 yuan to a few hundred yuan, nearing the cost line; while customized services still maintain high prices of 10,000 to 20,000 yuan per minute. As production capabilities become more widespread, the focus of competition in the industry is shifting from output and price to content quality and market expansion. Data shows that the domestic AI drama and animation market size is expected to exceed 40 billion yuan by 2026, with an annual growth rate of 138%; the overseas market is also performing strongly, with a projected size exceeding 4 billion US dollars, accounting for nearly 70% of the overseas micro-short drama market.