Baidu Launches Token Exchange Marketplace for AI Models
11/12/2026 — 11/13, 15:21·2 sources (all)·3 reports (all)
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- Baidu has officially launched Token Exchange, a marketplace connecting AI model providers with customers, where users can compare models sid…
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On November 12, 2026, 36Kr reported that Baidu launched a large model trading platform called 词元所 at the opening of Baidu World 2026, with the announcement delivered by Baidu founder Robin Li. Li explained that in the first nine months of the year, more than one new model was released almost every day, while demand for model invocation surged in parallel. That combination, he said, had produced a wave of token relay services, and Baidu built 词元所 as its answer. Li described the platform as an exchange for large models, with the goal of bringing together strong models and model providers so that enterprises and even individuals can readily discover, purchase, and use trustworthy model tokens.
According to the figures disclosed at the launch, 词元所 has already drawn more than 100 supply resources in the one month since it went live. Daily invocation counts have surpassed 50 million, and daily token consumption has exceeded 700 billion. No further developments about the platform have been reported since, so the public record currently stops at these early operating metrics and the launch-stage positioning described by Baidu.
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Latest turnBaidu has announced the release of new AI models alongside the launch of a token marketplace, expanding its footprint in AI infrastructure and commercialization ecosystems.
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Baidu has announced the release of new AI models alongside the launch of a token marketplace, expanding its footprint in AI infrastructure and commercialization ecosystems.
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Baidu announced Token Exchange on its official X account, describing it as a neutral marketplace that connects AI model providers with customers so they can compare models side by side, review pricing and performance data, and start using them in one place. The company says the platform is open to quality providers.
X：百度 (@Baidu_Inc)First-partyAI score 50Baidu unveiled Ciyuansuo, a large-model marketplace, at the opening of Baidu World 2026, with founder Robin Li describing it as an exchange for models where companies and individuals can find, buy and use trusted model tokens, 36Kr reported. A month after launch, the platform lists more than 100 suppliers and handles over 50 million calls and more than 700 billion tokens per day.
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