Alipay, the Ant Group affiliate, has opened its "AI Open Platform" as an invite-only test, letting merchants and institutions turn mini apps, APIs and services into tools that AI can call.
July 7, 2026 · Alipay / Ant Group
Alipay Launches "AI Open Platform" — Turn Mini Apps Into AI-Callable Tools
Developers can now convert existing mini-programs, APIs and services into AI-native tools — reachable through Alipay's assistant Abao across phones, cars, glasses and more. Invite-only testing begins for enterprises.
~1B
Monthly active users reachable in one shot
3
Convertible AI formats: MCP · Skill · Agent
5+
Endpoint types from a single integration
"Integrate once · distribute to many · manage as one"
EXISTING ASSET
Mini-programs
→
CONVERT
MCP / Skill
→
INVOKE
Abao assistant
One integration → many endpoints
Phones
In-car systems
AI glasses
IoT devices
LLM platforms
Built-in infrastructure handles hosting, distribution, transactions and payments — with identity verification, payment safety and risk control retained from existing mini-program services.
Developer upside
Lower cost — no per-device adaptation
One-shot reach to a billion-scale user base
Turn existing assets into AI-native tools
Still unclear
Pricing not yet disclosed
Scale of invite slots unknown
Supported-environment details pending
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