en.Wedoany.com Reported - China Mobile announced on May 20 the official nationwide launch of its Token packages, which uniformly encapsulate the token consumption of different models and specifications into standard points, addressing the issue of inconsistent metrics across multiple models. Package prices start as low as 5 yuan per month, achieving full coverage for users nationwide. This marks the entry of all three major telecom operators into the national commercial deployment phase in the AI computing power commoditization race.
The unified computing power metric innovatively introduced by China Mobile essentially establishes a standardized pricing bridge between model diversity and user convenience. Currently, the token consumption of different models on the market, such as ERNIE Bot, Tongyi Qianwen, and DeepSeek, varies significantly, leaving users facing the dilemma of "spending the same 10 yuan, but having no idea how long different models can be used." China Mobile's unified standard points mechanism converts the token consumption of various models according to unified rules, allowing users to focus solely on points consumption without needing to compare token differences between models. A relevant person in charge at China Mobile stated that the 5-yuan monthly package includes a certain number of tokens, suitable for light experience users, while higher-tier packages are also available to meet heavy usage demands.
Beyond basic computing power packages, China Mobile is also deeply integrating tokens with products like Cloud PC and Cloud Phone. After purchasing a token package, users can directly use them on AI applications such as Tencent WorkBuddy, without needing to separately configure model interfaces or activate computing power services. This strategy transforms tokens from independently sold technical commodities into a universal consumption unit embedded within China Mobile's existing cloud terminal product ecosystem, lowering the operational barrier for users to access AI computing power.
China Mobile's Token package system did not start from scratch. Previously, at the 2026 Mobile Cloud Conference held in Suzhou on May 8, China Mobile had already released the Mobile Model Service Platform MoMA, which integrates over 300 mainstream industry AI models and pioneered an intensive token operation model. Through an intelligent routing engine that automatically matches the optimal model, it achieved a reduction in unit token costs of approximately 30%. Shanghai Mobile took the lead in launching a Token universal service at the World Telecommunication Day conference on May 17, priced at 1 yuan for 400,000 tokens. This nationwide launch officially expands the local pilot into a unified product for the entire network.
Behind the collective rush of the three major operators into the token economy is the exponential surge in national AI computing power demand. Data from the National Data Administration shows that China's average daily token call volume soared from 100 billion in early 2024 to 140 trillion in March 2026, an increase of over a thousandfold in two years. China Telecom launched a series of trial commercial Token packages on May 17, with personal monthly fees ranging from 9.9 yuan to 49.9 yuan, and enterprise versions from 39.9 yuan to 299.9 yuan; China Unicom simultaneously released the "Unicom Token+" brand, launching cloud-based Token Plan personal and team editions. China Mobile enters with a minimum pricing threshold of 5 yuan, further lowering the price band compared to competitors to cover light experience user groups, forming a differentiated pricing gradient among the three operators.
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