Alipay's latest AI open play is quite ambitious, directly opening up a 1B traffic pool for merchants to monetize. Let's wait and see how the first movers manage to run the model.

CoinWorld News: Alipay has officially launched its AI Open Platform, now open for beta testing to merchants and third-party developers. Merchants can upgrade their existing Alipay mini-programs, API interfaces, and services into MCPs, skills, or agents callable by large models. Once integrated, these services can reach 1 billion users through the AI assistant "Abao" and be authorized for distribution across smart terminals such as mobile phones, vehicles, AI glasses, and IoT devices. Additionally, the platform fully supports the hosting, trading, and settlement of AI services, directly helping merchants monetize their AI capabilities.