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Today’s Summary

Kimi K2.5 is open-source and free, with performance rivaling top-tier models. Zhipu's coding plan runs 100 million tokens for just 1 yuan.
Tencent Yuanbao's red packet giveaway crashed the servers, but people who've used good models just want to say: it's fast, but then what?
Agent infrastructure is fully mature across the board. A major explosion is inevitable this year. Key focus: vm0 and Clawdbot.

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Today’s AI News

👀 One-Liner

Tencent Yuanbao threw money at the problem so hard it crashed the servers, but people who’ve used good models are like: that’s it?

🔑 3 Key Hashtags

#CashFlop #KimiFreebies #AgentMadness

🔥 Top 10 Highlights

1. Kimi K2.5 Is Seriously Underrated—Just Like DeepSeek Was

Remember when DeepSeek first dropped and everyone was like “How good can a Chinese model really be?” Plot twist came fast. Now Kimi K2.5 is doing a replay—open-source, free, performance that punches at the heavyweight level. Clawdbot jumped on it immediately, and MiniMax added web-based login support. The wildest part? Someone ran 100 million tokens through Zhipu’s coding plan in a day and it cost them 1 yuan. Intelligence has never been this cheap. Apps that burn through tokens are gonna explode this year.

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2. Tencent Yuanbao’s Red Packet Blitz Crashed the Servers

Tencent went big on this AI push: red packets, user acquisition, classic internet playbook. Catch? The people grabbing them are mostly newbies who’ve never touched a real model. Try it if you’ve used GPT-4 or Claude: yeah, it’s fast, but what else? Reply quality is rough, hallucinations are rampant. Even worse—the red packet rules are a maze, which is literally what AI excels at solving. But you can’t copy text, OCR is a pain. Paying to shoot yourself in the foot, basically.

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3. Clawdbot Update: Kimi K2.5 + MiniMax Web Login

If you’ve been wrestling with adding Kimi and MiniMax models, good news. Clawdbot dropped an update last night—Kimi K2.5 is now in the model library, and MiniMax Coding Plan supports web-based login. No more API key headaches; just click a few times and you’re good. Devs are thrilled, and the wait-and-see crowd wins again.

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4. vm0: Run Claude Code and Codex in the Cloud 24/7

Used to be you’d run Claude Code and your computer had to stay on, you had to stay glued to the screen. Now vm0 is here: throw your AI agent into a cloud sandbox, create workflows with natural language, and let it execute automatically. Safer than Clawdbot, easier than local deployment. Let AI write code while you sleep, wake up and code review—that’s the right way to do it.

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5. openclaw Hits 140K Stars—The Hottest AI Assistant Project

The openclaw project on GitHub just crossed 141,224 stars. This “personal AI assistant” works on any OS, any platform—they call it “the way of the lobster.” Community’s debating whether it’s safe to install on your own machine since it needs local file access. But the allure of embracing new tech usually beats the fear.

6. claude-mem: Give Claude a “Memory”

What’s the worst part about Claude Code? Every new session means re-explaining context. claude-mem solves it: automatically captures everything Claude does in a coding session, compresses it with AI, and injects it into future sessions. Basically gives Claude a “long-term memory” so you don’t have to keep feeding it context. 16,000+ stars—the dev community is losing it.

7. GPT-5.2 Has a Problem: Obsessed with WebFetch

You give GPT-5.2 Tavily and Exa search tools, but it keeps calling WebFetch instead. Problem is WebFetch returns raw web pages that aren’t LLM-optimized—long, messy, and one search burns 50K+ input tokens. Kimi K2.5 handles this way better; at least it doesn’t WebFetch everything. Anyone who’s used it gets the frustration.

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8. vaal: Lightweight Loop Workflow Built for Codex

Codex is great but slow. vaal is the answer: breaks development into five stages—design, task breakdown, review, execution, code review—and pulls out the long execution times. You only jump in at three key checkpoints; the rest of the time you can slack off, sleep, or game. Zero dependencies, no npm install needed, self-contained. Codex users are gonna love this.

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9. agent-lightning: Microsoft’s Open-Source AI Agent Trainer

Microsoft quietly open-sourced agent-lightning—“the ultimate trainer for lighting up AI agents.” 12,900+ stars, solid momentum. As Agent applications are about to explode, this kind of infrastructure tool becomes increasingly valuable. If you’re thinking about jumping into Agent development, keep an eye on this.

10. Stable Video Infinity: Infinite-Length Video Generation Is Here

ICLR 2026 paper with a core tech called “Error Recycling”—generates infinite-length videos. The biggest bottleneck in AI video generation used to be duration; now that constraint is broken. Still a ways from practical use, but the direction is clear: the future of AI video is limitless.

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😄 AI Fun

Banana Pro Model Actually Generates 🍌

Today’s wildest discovery: someone tested a model called Banana Pro and it literally outputs banana emojis 🍌. Bug or feature? Who knows, but this “living up to its name” move is hilarious. AI: You call me Banana, I give you Banana. Problem?

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🔮 AI Trend Predictions

Agent Applications Go Mainstream

  • Timeline: Q1-Q2 2026
  • Confidence: 80%
  • Reasoning: Today’s news on vm0 cloud sandbox + Clawdbot update + Zhipu coding plan now costs 1 yuan per 100 million tokens—infrastructure maturity has hit critical mass

Chinese LLM Price War Heats Up

  • Timeline: Feb-Mar 2026
  • Confidence: 75%
  • Reasoning: Today’s news on Kimi K2.5 open-source and free + Tencent Yuanbao’s cash blitz—everyone’s fighting for users, prices only go down

Claude 5 Release (But Not Feb 3)

  • Timeline: Q1 2026
  • Confidence: 50%
  • Reasoning: Today’s news debunked Claude-Sonnet-5-20260203 rumors , but Anthropic is definitely cooking something big—just timing’s unclear

❓ Related Questions

How do I experience Kimi K2.5?

Kimi K2.5 is now open-source and can be used for free through tools like Clawdbot. For users wanting more stable access or other mainstream AI models (Claude, GPT-4), account registration or payment restrictions may apply.

Solution: Visit Aivora to get ready-made accounts—instant delivery, worry-free support.

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