Wang Xing stated that the impact of AI Agents is greater than that of ChatGPT: the gap between AI and the Internet is "like that between a monkey and a flower," and Meituan aims to build the physical world's AI foundation.

According to 1M AI News , Meituan CEO Wang Xing stated at the 2026 management communication meeting today: "AI Agent has a greater impact on me than ChatGPT." He said the difference between mobile internet and the internet is like the difference between a rose and a peony, while AI is "like the difference between a monkey and a flower, much larger in scale and influence." Wang Xing believes that AI is destined to create enormous productivity and will definitely bring significant changes to organizations and work models. Faced with the AI wave, "the only thing we can do is actively embrace it."

Wang Xing used an analogy to illustrate Meituan's AI entry point: even if Einstein were his secretary and asked to book a restaurant, he still wouldn't know if there were seats available. "This isn't a matter of intelligence, but a matter of information." The implication is that even the most intelligent large-scale models need real-time data from the physical world, which is precisely where Meituan's long-term accumulation lies. Wang Puzhong, CEO of Meituan's core local commerce division, stated at the same event that Meituan will firmly invest in its own large-scale basic models, creating distinctive low-inference-cost models, while simultaneously building the most comprehensive and accurate data foundation in the physical world to help every merchant use AI assistants. Meituan had previously launched its AI search product "Wen Xiaotuan" during the Spring Festival.

More than 2,000 managers participated in the meeting both online and offline. Wang Xing also asked the management team to "reduce the formality" and suggested that employees address him by his first name instead of "Brother Xing".