Ant Group launches Lingguang 2.0 personal AI agent

Lingguang 1.0, launched last year, was known for generating an interactive mini-app with 3D graphics or charts within 30 seconds after a user request. That service often ended after delivering an answer or an app; when needs changed or information updated, users had to return and restate the request. Lingguang 2.0 aims to extend the service from one-off tasks to long-running management.

In the new version, users can add matters that need sustained attention to a feature called Bang Wo Guan, or help me manage, and Lingguang continues to follow them. Leiphone cited its own editorial work: tracking overseas AI company releases, technology updates and industry discussion is time-consuming and fragmented, so the editor assigned Lingguang to filter events worth further checking. The task appears in the feature, and the editor can open it to see daily progress.

The report also described personal uses. The editor asked Lingguang to watch ticket prices from Shenzhen to Beijing and Harbin. Lingguang first said Saturday prices were already rising and advised buying suitable tickets. Two days later it reported that low-price Beijing tickets continued to jump while Harbin prices were relatively stable, and advised buying early. Lingguang also analyzed Alipay bill details and found a forgotten Huawei Video auto-subscription, according to the report. The assistant can also compare prices for a roughly 6,000 yuan Siemens dishwasher across JD.com, Taobao, Pinduoduo and Douyin, or help plan an English course for a child.

The capabilities rest on cross-session memory, long-horizon task scheduling and tool connections, the report said. Memory keeps travel dates, budgets and time requirements; scheduling lets Lingguang check again later; tool connections fetch new flight and price information. A cloud-based independent runtime allows the work to continue after the user leaves the chat, so users do not have to reintroduce the situation or repeatedly ask for updates.

Lingguang 2.0 also connects to China's digital service ecosystem in two ways, according to the report. Common services are built in, including Alipay bills, memberships, travel, DingTalk, Feishu, email and Mijia. More scattered needs can be handled through a standalone computer, a browser and open tools such as MCP and CLI. Built-in services lower setup costs; open tools leave room for long-tail tasks.

The launch comes as global AI companies look for personal assistant product forms. Meta launched Muse in September, combining long-term memory, background work and cross-app execution, and later added shopping and travel service connections. ByteDance is advancing a personal agent project code-named Spell, planned for integration with Doubao, while Tencent launched cloud personal assistant LightVela, according to the report. The companies are competing for a user relationship in which AI understands needs and keeps working after the user leaves the conversation.

The report said Lingguang differs from Muse in how it organizes services. Muse emphasizes autonomous execution across a user's scattered email, calendar, websites and subscription accounts; Lingguang starts from services familiar to Ant users and extends through office platforms, email and smart devices. Ant's merchant relationships and payment infrastructure may support transactions when AI finds goods or services, including agent payments, AI application payment collection and metering and settlement for tool calls, the report said.

Ant's opportunity, according to the report, comes from combining Lingguang's product and technology, trust mechanisms for authorization and execution, the service ecosystem and AI payment capabilities. The report framed the product as an attempt to connect personal agent technology to Chinese users' accounts, apps and service networks.