[DigitalToday reporter Hyunwoo Choo (추현우)] As XRP shows signs of recovery after overcoming volatility, Alibaba Group's AI model KIMI released a price outlook for XRP through the end of 2026. The Crypto Basic, a blockchain outlet, reported on Feb. 15 that KIMI analysed XRP's price moves by combining technical and macro factors.

XRP was trading at $1.46 as of Feb. 14, 2026, down from its July 2025 high of $3.66 due to profit-taking after improved regulatory clarity. KIMI analysed that XRP is most likely to close 2026 in a range of $2.45 to $3.26. It based the outlook on a view that building financial infrastructure and real-world adoption, rather than short-term speculation, will drive gains.

KIMI said XRP could rise above $3.5 and climb to $5 if strong adoption takes hold, and in an extreme scenario could also reach $8.5. It stressed that such gains would require multiple factors to work at the same time, including an expansion of Ripple's stablecoin ecosystem, tokenisation of financial assets and a rise in global liquidity.

KIMI warned that if macroeconomic instability and a slowdown in institutional inflows persist, XRP could also risk losing support at $1.35 and retreating into the $1 range. It ultimately forecast that XRP is likely to end 2026 at around $2 to $3.5, but could rise to $5 to $8.5 in a positive scenario.

ChatGPT, meanwhile, expected XRP to trade in a range of $2.5 to $5.5 in 2026, and analysed it could also rise to $6 to $9 if institutional inflows are strong. Elon Musk's AI Grok predicted XRP would reach $10 in 2026, but the community has also pointed to the forecast as unrealistic.