BREAKING — May 16, 2026

Shanghai Telecom Now
Sells AI Tokens

China's first carrier to launch pay-as-you-go
Token pricing — pay from your phone bill

¥ 1 = 250K Tokens
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💡 What Happened

On May 16, 2026, Shanghai Telecom officially launched Token compute services — becoming the first carrier in Shanghai (and among the first in China) to sell AI Tokens directly to consumers.

No credit card needed. Pay from your phone bill. Use API to call 30+ mainstream AI models. This is a carrier stepping into OpenAI's territory.

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Pay-As-You-Go Token Pricing

  • ¥1 = 250,000 credit points (based on Kimi K2.5)
  • Use as much as you need — no subscriptions
  • Bulk discounts available for larger purchases
  • Pay directly via your phone bill
  • No extra cards, wallets, or recharges needed
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Standard API Access

  • Call 30+ mainstream large models via API
  • Text & multimodal models supported
  • Integrate AI into your own apps, scripts, or automation
  • Works for personal projects, bulk content, data processing
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What Can You Do?

  • ¥10 = 2.5M credits — auto-summarize ~100 books (100K chars each)
  • Batch copywriting & content generation
  • Data extraction & analysis pipelines
  • Chatbot & assistant integrations
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"MeiHaoJia" Bundle Coming in June

  • Shanghai Telecom's family bundle gets Token member perks
  • One price covers phone + broadband + AI Tokens
  • Seamless integration into home digital space
📊 Pricing Tiers
¥1
250K Credits
~250K input tokens (Kimi K2.5)
¥10
2.5M Credits
Summarize ~100 books
Custom any amount
Volume Discounts
The more you buy, the cheaper
🎁 FREE TRIAL
25M Credits Free

All Shanghai Telecom mobile users get 25 million credit points free — valid for 1 month.
No purchase required. Just sign up.

🤖 30+ Models Available

Kimi K2.5 DeepSeek Qwen GLM Doubao Yi MiniMax Baichuan SenseNova + 20 more