Hello everyone, this is programmer Wan Feng actively working on various AI projects.
In March 2026, a strange phenomenon appeared: Domestic major companies collectively "went off their beaten path," launching AI programming plans targeting the lobster industry.
Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, ByteDance, Huawei, 5 major companies, 5 different "Lobster Coding Plans". I spent 14 days, tried all of them, and the results were unexpected.
📅 14-Day Real Test Timeline
| Days | Company | Plan Name | Time Invested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1-3 | Tencent | Lobster AI Developer Plan | 18 hours |
| Day 4-6 | Alibaba | Tongyi Lobster Special | 22 hours |
| Day 7-8 | Baidu | Wenxin Lobster Incubator | 15 hours |
| Day 9-11 | ByteDance | Doubao Lobster Maker Plan | 20 hours |
| Day 12-14 | Huawei | Ascend Lobster AI Plan | 25 hours |
Total investment: 100 hours, producing 5 runnable lobster recognition systems.
🦞 Why Lobster?
Before starting, I was also confused: Why lobster? Not cat/dog recognition, not face recognition,,偏偏是 lobster?
After in-depth research, I found 3 deep reasons behind this:
1. Large Enough Market
- 2025 China lobster industry total output: 450 billion yuan
- Practitioners: Over 10 million
- AI penetration: Less than 5%, huge growth space
2. Typical Technical Scenarios
Lobster recognition covers multiple core AI scenarios:
- Image recognition (freshness detection)
- Classification algorithms (variety, specifications)
- Time series prediction (price fluctuations)
- Decision optimization (procurement strategy)
3. Adequate Policy Support
- Ministry of Agriculture "Digital Village" pilot project
- Local government subsidies for AI agricultural applications
- Rural revitalization special fund support
📊 5 Major Companies Horizontal Comparison
Tencent - Lobster AI Developer Plan
Advantages:
- ✅ Deep integration with OpenClaw, smooth development experience
- ✅ Provides real lobster farm data (100,000+ images)
- ✅ WeChat Work integration, convenient for team collaboration
- ✅ Free Tencent Cloud resources (worth 5000 yuan)
Disadvantages:
- ⚠️ Documentation updates slightly slow, some APIs changed but not synced
- ⚠️ Community Q&A response time ~6 hours
Practical Results:
1 | from openclaw import skill |
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4.5/5)
Alibaba - Tongyi Lobster Special
Advantages:
- ✅ Tongyi Qianwen VL model fine-tuned for lobster scenarios
- ✅ Alibaba Cloud PAI platform one-click deployment
- ✅ DingTalk integration, convenient for enterprise collaboration
- ✅ Provides complete supply chain solutions
Disadvantages:
- ⚠️ Bound to Alibaba Cloud ecosystem, high migration cost
- ⚠️ Limited free quota (only 1000 calls)
- ⚠️ Steeper learning curve
Practical Results:
1 | from dashscope import LobsterVision |
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4.0/5)
Baidu - Wenxin Lobster Incubator
Advantages:
- ✅ Wenxin Yanyuan 4.5 optimized for agricultural scenarios
- ✅ Provides offline training base (Jiangsu Xuyi)
- ✅ Cooperates with local government, has policy support
- ✅ Free certification certificate
