Chinese tech giants offer cheap, easy access to OpenClaw amid ‘lobster fever’

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Coco FengMarch 10, 2026 at 10:00 AM

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Chinese tech giants like Tencent, Alibaba, and ByteDance are providing easy and affordable access to OpenClaw, a popular open-source AI agent software, amid growing interest in AI in China. Tencent launched QClaw, an AI assistant built on OpenClaw that integrates with WeChat, allowing users to remotely control their computers. Alibaba released integration guides for DingTalk and offers unlimited API calls with OpenClaw until March 31, while Alibaba Cloud provides deployment resources for as low as 9.9 yuan. ByteDance's Volcano Engine introduced ArkClaw, a cloud-based version of OpenClaw. This widespread adoption and integration of OpenClaw tools have led to a surge in shares of Hong Kong-listed AI companies like MiniMax and Zhipu AI.

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Shenzhen 40% Hong Kong 40% Volcano Engine 50% Zhipu AI 60% MiniMax 60% Alibaba Cloud 60% DingTalk ×260% ByteDance ×270% WeChat ×270% Alibaba Group Holding 80% Tencent Holdings ×390% OpenClaw ×11100%

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openclaw 100% ai agent 80% chinese tech giants 70% tencent 60% artificial intelligence 60% alibaba 60% bytedance 60% cloud unit 50% wechat 50% dingtalk 40%

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Hong Kong

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