CONFIRMED: South Korean operator KT unveiled on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, in Seoul, KT Token Factory, a platform that brings artificial intelligence models from different providers together in one place. The launch for corporate customers is set for October 30, starting with 73 models and aiming to expand the catalogue to more than 500 models.
The idea addresses a practical problem for companies: today, each model usually requires its own account, contract and cost tracking. In Token Factory, model selection, usage monitoring, cost management and payment run through a single API and unified billing, without the company having to maintain a separate environment for each provider.
At the centre of the platform is the Auto Model Router, KT's own technology. According to the company, it analyses the type of question, its difficulty, the quality required and the cost to choose the most suitable model: lightweight models for simple tasks and high-performance models for complex analysis. KT also says Korean-optimised prompt compression can cut token consumption by up to 25% — a company STATEMENT, not an independently measured result.
On security, the platform includes guardrail technology that checks personal information, sensitive data and harmful content in both submitted prompts and generated responses, and seeks to prevent sensitive data from being sent abroad. KT also announced an official partnership with OpenRouter, a global model distribution platform, to expand the catalogue and take models offered in South Korea to other markets. Expansion to individual developers and the general public is planned for a later stage.
“The AI market is shifting from competition over who develops better models to competition over who enables users to leverage AI more easily and efficiently,” said Park Sang-won, senior vice president and head of KT's AX Business Division, at the Seoul presentation — a STATEMENT about the company's strategy, not a market fact.
Fontes:
- DigitalToday: KT apresenta a Token Factory, com seleção automática de modelos e fatura unificada
- The Elec: KT apresenta a Token Factory, com mais de 500 modelos de IA e lançamento em 30 de outubro
- MoneyToday: KT vai lançar a Token Factory em 30 de outubro, com mais de 500 modelos
- Yonhap Infomax: KT apresenta a Token Factory, com mais de 500 modelos de IA e redução de custos
Image credit: overview of KT Token Factory, material provided by KT and reproduced by The Elec.
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