Introduction

Bean bags officially launched a paid subscription service (starting from 68 yuan/month), but Tongyi Thousand Questions announced that Qwen3.7-Max will be free and unlimited forever. AI the charging tide is really coming, the free version is getting stronger instead of shrinking. For small and medium-sized enterprises, this is precisely an excellent window period for AI to receive dividends. This article is written by the team of Suzhou Niu Orange Network, which is deeply engaged in AI marketing, to analyze the strategic differentiation and customer acquisition opportunities of AI platform for small and medium-sized enterprises.

1. AI Charging Era: Signing Events and Influences

In June 2026, the AI industry ushered in a landmark turning point-bean bags officially launched a paid subscription service, which is divided into three levels: standard version 68 yuan/month, enhanced version 200 yuan/month, and advanced version 500 yuan/month. This is the first time that the AI application with the highest monthly life in China has been officially commercialized.

1.1 bean bag charges: behind the business logic

Behind the choice of fees for bean bags is the real cost pressure: as of March 2026, the average daily token call volume of the bean bag model has exceeded 120 trillion, 1000 times that of the first release in May 2024. The rule that more users make more money in the mobile Internet era does not hold true in the big model business-the larger the user scale, the heavier the hardware depreciation and electricity expenditure.

1.2 Tongyi Thousand Questions: Free Strategy's Understinting

Unlike bean bags, Ali chose a free expansion strategy. The Qwen3.7-Max model is permanently free of charge on the web page and in the official App, covering all core functions and has no limit on the number of uses.

1.3 Tencent Yuanbao: Mixed Yuan + DeepSeek Double Engine Free

Tencent Yuanbao has so far maintained zero charges, while accessing the mixed-element model and DeepSeek as the second engine. It has an exclusive advantage in searching for public articles, WeChat Channels content and other Tencent eco-sources.

2. counter-intuitive phenomenon: the free version is getting stronger

At the same time that paid services have been launched one after another, the free versions have not shrunk, but are upgrading collectively:

Free Paid Lowest bag of Questions No Mixed Yuan - No , ,

Platform	Free Model	Core Features	Price
Bean	2.1 Turbo	chat + office tasks + AI PPT + video generation	68 yuan/month
General	Qwen3.7-Max	AI Search + Document Analysis + PPT + Raw Pictures + Recording Minutes (All Free and Unlimited)	Charge
Tencent Yuanbao	+ DeepSeek	AI Search + Deep Thinking + Document + Writing + Code	Payment
Kimi	Kimi K2	2 million Word Context + Search + Basic Code	49 yuan/Month

The free version becomes stronger, not because of the generosity of the manufacturer, but because the competition is too fierce. QuestMobile data show that the monthly life 0.345 billion of bean bags is already a national application, but the monthly life of Tongyi Qianwen, Tencent Yuanbao and Kimi all exceed 0.1 billion-the head pattern is far from finalized.

3. SMEs AI Customer Opportunity Window

For small and medium-sized enterprises, the current is a precious AI bonus window period:

3.1 user habits are forming

More and more consumers are using AI tools for search and decision making. Data show that more than 60% of users will refer to the answers generated by AI to make consumption decisions. This means that AI search is becoming the new search engine portal.

3.2 competitive landscape has not yet solidified

At present, most small and medium-sized enterprises have not realized the value of AI search, and the coverage rate of GEO optimization is low. First movers can enjoy a significant first-mover advantage-just like the first companies to do SEO 10 years ago.

3.3 free tools available

Platforms such as Tongyi Qianwen and Tencent Yuanbao are completely free, and small and medium-sized enterprises can start to AI their marketing layout without investment. With the full arrival of the paid era, the cost of customer acquisition is bound to rise.

4. small and medium-sized enterprises AI customer actual combat strategy

4.1 Act Now: Free GEO Optimization

SMBs should start the following free GEO optimization efforts immediately:

(1) official website structural transformation

• Deploy JSON-LD structured data
• Improve the FAQ page and FAQ
• Add product/service technical parameter table
• Ensure contact information is complete and consistent

(2) Content matrix construction

• Create how to do, how to choose practical content
• Publish industry solutions and case studies
• Increase user evaluation and use feedback
• Maintain content update frequency

(3) Multi-platform information consistency

• Ensure that the official website, map, comment platform information is consistent
• In the mainstream AI platform for brand information verification
• Keep multi-platform content updated

5. Seize the Dividend Window Period Action List

Suzhou Cattle Orange Network recommends that SMEs immediately implement the following actions:

1. Diagnosis status: search for their own brands and core keywords in bean bags, silver ingots, DeepSeek and tongyi thousands of questions, and record the occurrence
2. Technical transformation: 1-2 weeks to complete the official website structured data deployment
3. Content construction: weekly output 2-3 practical oriented content
4. Multi-platform coverage: to ensure that the official website, map, comment platform information is consistent
5. Effect monitoring: monthly assessment AI visibility change

Conclusion

AI the charging tide did come, the free version was stronger than before. For small and medium-sized enterprises, this is a rare dividend window-before the competitive landscape is solidified, the first movers can enjoy significant advantages.

Suzhou Niu Orange Network focuses on AI marketing services for small and medium-sized enterprises and has helped hundreds of enterprises to complete GEO optimization and achieve accurate customer acquisition through AI channels. If you want to seize this AI bonus, you can contact the official phone number 18721502446 to get a free diagnostic program.

Learn more about AI marketing methods, you can visit the official website of Suzhou Cattle Orange Network www.zctgeo.com.

Reference Source: This article is comprehensively compiled from the relevant contents of "AI charging tide is coming, but the free versions of these 4 App are stronger" (AI tool jump, 36 krypton/today's headline, 2026-06-26), and analyzes the charging strategy of AI platform and the phenomenon of free version upgrade.