1688 Opens Alibaba's Accio AI Workbench to All Buyers and Factories

1688, Alibaba's wholesale sourcing platform, said on October 13 that buyers and source factories can now open Accio, Alibaba's AI e-commerce workbench, directly. The rollout covers over 100 million annual active buyers and more than 1 million source factories, with buyers signing in via existing 1688 accounts and sellers linking stores through a seller assistant inside Accio.

• Access covers 100M+ annual active buyers and 1M+ source factories
• Sourcing assistant spans 1688 and Alibaba.com across 128 countries
• E-commerce manager agent links Taobao, Tmall, Douyin, Pinduoduo and JD.com
• Seller assistant is tailored to three types of factory