Kedas xunfei's 1024 developer festival unveils AI breakthroughs for real-world applications

On October 22, 2026, Kedas Xunfei held its 10th annual 1024 Developer Festival in Beijing, highlighting its progress in AI. Chairman Liu Qingfeng outlined three key challenges for AI: balancing safety and cost-effectiveness, integrating AI into the physical world, and achieving organizational efficiency. Kedas Xunfei introduced the X2.6 model, which runs on fully domestic hardware, achieving 4x faster training and 4.5x faster inference. The model supports up to a million tokens and is priced competitively. The company also launched new office tools and focused on education, healthcare, and law, showing real-world impact. Liu emphasized the need for AI to understand business processes, not just individual tasks. The event underscored Kedas Xunfei's shift from a model provider to a system integrator, leveraging its industry experience and hardware capabilities. With over 52,120 teams participating globally, the festival marked a significant step in AI's real-world application.