{
  "id": 16724266,
  "title": "KT unveils AI platform Token Factory, eyes new growth business",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/kt-unveils-ai-platform-token-factory-eyes-new-growth-business-16724266",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-10-27T08:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/business/tech-science/20261027/kt-unveils-ai-platform-token-factory-eyes-new-growth-business"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KT, a major telecom company, unveiled its new AI platform, Token Factory, on Tuesday. The platform aims to create a new revenue stream for the company by helping businesses manage AI costs. Token Factory will be available starting Friday and will provide access to 73 AI models through a single platform. These models can be hosted on KT's domestic infrastructure or provided by global providers. The platform will expand to include over 500 models in November, following a partnership with OpenRouter, a global AI model marketplace. By offering AI model selection, usage management, and billing functionality in one service, Token Factory allows businesses to access multiple models through a single API. This eliminates the need for businesses to sign up for and connect to each model separately. Park Sang-won, executive vice president of KT's AX Business Division, emphasized during a press conference that competition in AI is shifting from developing better models to finding effective ways to utilize AI.",
  "summary": "KT is launching an artificial intelligence (AI) platform that automatically selects models for different tasks and bills customers based on token usage, as it seeks to build a new growth business by helping companies control AI costs. The telecom company announced Tuesday that it will roll out KT Token Factory on Friday, offering access to 73 AI models through a single platform, including models…",
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}