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Kakao is at the forefront of technological advancements in Artificial Intelligence, securing a #20 rank on the AI innovations leaderboard among the top 100 tech companies. Kakao has released 81 AI-driven solutions in the last 6 months alone. Among those innovations, Text, Miscellaneous and Business represent 69% of their AI-related product releases. Below is a breakdown of Kakao's most recent AI Innovations by category and full list of their AI-related developments updated daily.

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Updated Feb 06, 2026
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AI Innovations by Type

Aug 01, 2025 - Feb 07, 2026
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Trailing 6 Months

81 AI Innovations

DateInnovation NameTypeCategoryDescription
02/03/2026Orchestration BenchmarkProduct

Text

Evaluates AI orchestration in multi-step, multi-domain tasks.

01/22/2026Kanana-2 Instruction-Following ModelProduct

Text

AI model designed for precise user instruction understanding.

01/22/2026Kanana-2 Mid-Training ModelProduct

Text

Mid-training model of Kanana-2 with Replay technique.

01/22/2026Kanana-2 Thinking ModelProduct

Text

Thinking model of Kanana-2 for complex task performance.

01/22/2026Kanana-2 Base ModelProduct

Text

Base model of Kanana-2 with MoE architecture for efficiency.

01/20/2026Kanana-2 ModelsProduct

Text

Open-source release of four updated Kanana-2 AI models.

01/20/2026Create My Chor-DiFeature

Image

AI feature for generating personalized Chor-di character images.

01/20/2026ChatGPT For KakaoService

Miscellaneous

AI service integrating OpenAI technology with Kakao platform.

01/05/2026Kanana-V-4B-HybridProduct

Text

Hybrid multimodal model for conversation and reasoning tasks.

01/02/2026Human-Centric AIProduct

Miscellaneous

AI understanding user intent and context for enhanced interactions.

12/31/2025Guidelines For Safe Use Of AI Development ToolsFeature

Security

Policies for internal use of generative AI development tools.

12/31/2025Core Checklist For Safe AIFeature

Security

Risk assessment tool for AI service safety across Kakao Group.

12/29/2025Kakao AI Platform KubeflowService

Data Science

Cloud-native platform supporting entire machine learning workflow.

12/20/2025KananaProduct

Miscellaneous

Agentic AI designed for meaningful daily life integration.

12/19/2025Kanana-2 Thinking ModelFeature

Text

Specialized for inference with enhanced reasoning abilities.

12/19/2025Kanana-2 Instruct ModelFeature

Text

Enhances instruction-following capabilities through post-training.

12/17/2025Kakana In KakaoTalkFeature

Text

On-device AI integrated into KakaoTalk for user assistance.

12/15/2025AI System For Analyzing Indoor AccessibilityProduct

Miscellaneous

AI system analyzing indoor accessibility for mobility-impaired individuals.

12/15/2025On SoundProduct

Audio

AI tool for rehabilitation training of cochlear implants.

12/12/2025Kanana-v-embeddingProduct

Image

Model for image-based searches using text and images.

12/11/2025Customer Behavior Analysis FeatureFeature

Business

Analyzes user journey and identifies drop-off points.

12/11/2025Optimization Score FeatureFeature

Business

Provides optimization score and actionable suggestions for advertisers.

12/11/2025Kakao Moment AIService

Business

AI-based service for optimizing advertising execution efficiency.

12/01/2025AI Rookie CampService

Miscellaneous

AI camp for middle school students in non-metropolitan areas.

11/27/2025Query101Service

Data Science

AI repurposes internal SQL queries for data democracy.