88Cha: 1688's Business Lookup & Market Intelligence Tool 51

88cha is a business information query and commercial intelligence tool launched by Alibaba's 1688. It leverages large language models to enable natural language interaction, providing services for entrepreneurship and procurement scenarios, including company profiles, risk queries, business opportunity discovery, as well as industry and company research. 88cha was officially launched in Hangzhou on July 30, 2025. A PC version is already available, and it can also be accessed via Alipay and WeChat Mini Programs, with deep integration into the 1688 AI version App. It supports free cross-platform use, and the official statement confirms that the product is completely free.

88cha Features

• AI Technology Integration: The tool deeply integrates AI technology and supports natural language interaction. Users only need to enter simple descriptions to quickly query a factory's qualification certifications, production capabilities, and core competencies.

• Comprehensive Information Query: Users can query information on over 200 million domestic companies for free, including business registration details, contact information, corporate relationship maps, operational and financial status, intellectual property, legal and judicial information, as well as bidding information.

• In-depth Research Services: The tool incorporates the DeepSeek - R1 model, capable of automatically writing company research and reports, quickly generating industry and company research reports.

88cha Specialized Features

• AI Company Background Check: Provides overall company profiles, strengths, and highlights.

• AI Source Finder: Helps users locate source manufacturers.

• Bidding Query: Users can view commercial opportunities such as tender announcements and winning bid results.

• Patent and Trademark Search: Query a company's intellectual property status.

• Deadbeat Check: Understand a company's credit status.

• AI Business Assessment: Based on the 1688 Business Large Model, users answer questions about their own company and receive an AI-generated business growth plan.

What Are the Differences Between 88cha, Qichacha, and Tianyancha?

• Interaction and Positioning: 88cha uses large model dialogue and "task-based queries" as its primary entry point, reducing traditional menu-based retrieval and leaning more toward an "AI-native business research" approach; while the established platforms mainly focus on information aggregation and retrieval.

• Capability Focus: Building on basic business registration data, 88cha strengthens industry and company research reports, AI Source Finder, and bidding-related business scenarios, while emphasizing free and open access to in-depth analysis and report generation capabilities.

• Data and Presentation: Some reviews point out that in certain scenarios, 88cha synthesizes publicly available information rather than directly displaying field-by-field raw business registration database results; it is well-suited for insights and summaries, and for in-depth verification it can be used alongside the original public disclosure data for cross-confirmation.

88cha Access and Usage

88cha Access Points:

• Visit 88cha.com (PC)

• Search for the Mini Program "88cha" in Alipay or WeChat

• Use the unified entry within the 1688 AI version App

Basic Usage of 88cha:

• Enter a company name, person's name, or a description of your needs (such as "check company qualifications" or "check production capabilities") directly in the AI Search box on the 88cha homepage to receive structured information and key point summaries.

• Use the top function area to select scenario-based entry points such as "AI Company Background Check," "AI Source Finder," "Bidding Query," "Patent Search," "Trademark Search," and "Deadbeat Check" to quickly find the information section you need.