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China’s June daily token use reaches about 500 trillion as AI service prices rise

A report from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology says China’s average daily token consumption reached about 500 trillion in June 2026, nearly four times the December 2025 level. Monitoring from January to August found faster output from domestic models alongside higher service prices and longer time to first token, with substantial performance differences for the same open-source model across platforms.

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China’s June daily token use reaches about 500 trillion as AI service prices rise
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What to know

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    In August, domestic models averaged 78.23 output tokens per second, roughly double their 2025 average of 38.25.

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    Average normalized pricing for domestic model services rose from 6.8 yuan in the second half of 2025 to 13.46 yuan in 2026, nearly doubling.

Why it matters

The report’s measurements of speed, latency and pricing offer a reference for users comparing public-cloud token services for large AI models.

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