AI token packages join China's Singles' Day shopping lineup

Computing credits for AI tools have become a Singles' Day product in China, with dedicated shopping sections on Alibaba's Tmall and JD.com. Austin Li reportedly sold 100,000 QwenWork monthly memberships in a half-hour livestream. Alibaba put growth in token-plan sales from Oct. 1 to 20 at 450% over the previous month. Discount sizes were unclear, and an analyst warned that prepaid AI services could be replaced or retired.