Alibaba Cloud bundles models, image, and video into one credit pool
eyishazyer · x · 2026-07-20
Alibaba Cloud is being highlighted for a **token plan** that puts multiple frontier models plus image and video generation into a single credit pool. The post claims this makes AI agents much cheaper to run: one pool covers text, image, and video, with models like **Qwen 3.8-Max-Preview**, **DeepSeek V4 Pro**, **GLM-5.2**, plus **Wan** for images and **HappyHorse** for video. The main angle is unified billing and lower agent operating costs.
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