technology Techradar 2026-07-10

China's AI Token Consumption Surges Over 1000-Fold, Token Economy Emerges

China's daily AI token consumption has increased over 1,000-fold in two years, reaching 140 trillion tokens per day. This surge is driving a shift towards consumption-based AI pricing models.

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