Alibaba International has unveiled Accio Agent, the world’s first global trade AI agent, through the next-generation version of its B2B search engine Accio. With this launch, Accio evolves from an AI-powered sourcing tool that surpassed 2 million users in just nine months to a fully autonomous “agent-based AI platform.”
According to a recent Alibaba International survey of product-focused entrepreneurs worldwide, 40% of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) worldwide are run by solopreneurs who face significant time, resource, and staffing constraints. Axios Agent is expected to dramatically reduce their workload by condensing tasks that previously required days of cross-team collaboration into a single automated workflow, completing them in minutes.
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Transforming Global Trade Workflows
Axios’s agent automates approximately 70% of international trade operations by integrating previously manual, fragmented processes—including product planning, prototyping, regulatory review, and supplier sourcing—into a single, AI-driven cycle.
When a user inputs a product concept, the system immediately provides a customized development plan, including market analysis, regulatory guidelines, and design specifications. Once approved by the user, Axios’s agent provides a final, production-ready roadmap through real-time supplier verification, bulk requests for quotation (RFQ), and comparative analysis. With a final click, the inquiry is sent to pre-qualified global sellers registered on Alibaba.com, Alibaba’s B2B e-commerce platform, enabling buyers to quickly select the optimal supplier.
By slashing research and sourcing coordination from weeks to minutes and transforming disparate workflows into a single, integrated journey from product concept to global supply chain, Axios Agent empowers small businesses and solopreneurs to make business decisions faster than larger teams.
Combining AI and industry expertise
Axios’ agents are transforming global trade by combining deep industry insights with strategic decision-making capabilities, learning from 1 billion product information and 50 million supplier profiles.
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Unlike standard AI agents, it leverages advanced language models to assess customer feedback and supplier performance, uncovering hidden competitive advantages like specialized customization capabilities. It also applies expert-level procurement logic to comprehensively assess technical requirements, risks, and business objectives, effectively balancing critical tradeoffs such as quality and cost, innovation, and regulatory compliance.
“Axio Agent is a practical tool that practically solves various problems that arise in the global sourcing process,” said Kuo Zhang , Vice President of Alibaba International. “It is an AI agent designed to support businesses, and it helps companies grow by performing multiple tasks simultaneously, just like a dedicated team of specialized personnel such as sourcers, product developers, engineers, and market researchers working together.”
According to Coherent Research, the size of AI adoption in the e-commerce market is projected to grow from $7.68 billion in 2025 to $37.69 billion in 2032, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 25.5%. Furthermore, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) announced that global trade volume will reach a record high of $33 trillion in 2024.
In this market environment, Axios’s shift to “Agent AI” demonstrates Alibaba International’s commitment to redefining the global trade paradigm through innovation. Axios will automate complex business processes and provide actionable insights, empowering companies to confidently and agilely conduct effective global B2B sourcing.
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Source – PR Newswire
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