Software:Doubao
| Developer(s) | ByteDance |
|---|---|
| Initial release | August 2023 |
| Stable release | Doubao Seed 2.0 / February 14, 2026 |
| Operating system | iOS, Android, Web |
| License | Proprietary |
| Website | www www |
Doubao (Chinese: 豆包) is an artificial intelligence assistant developed by ByteDance.
History
The Doubao chatbot was launched in August 2023.
By November 2024, it had become China's most popular AI chatbot, with approximately 60 million monthly active users according to industry analytics.[1]
By May 2026, Doubao had 330 million users. In the same month, ByteDance announced the introduction of subscription tiers to Doubao.[2]
Design
Doubao is powered by the Doubao Large Model (Chinese: 豆包大模型) of the Volcano Engine (or Volcengine; Chinese: 火山引擎), which uses 120 trillion tokens per day.[3][4]
Doubao operates mainly as a chatbot assistant[5] which supports text, image and voice generation,[6] alongside AI-powered search functions. It may also be used as an in-car voice assistant integrated in Mainland Chinese offerings of Tesla electric vehicles.[7][8][9]
Doubao models use natural language processing to create a friendly, conversational image when interacting with its users.[10][11][12][13]
Doubao previously permitted the creation of AI agents (Chinese: 智能體)[14] within the app. The function is currently discontinued to comply with a new regulation concerning AI agents.[15][16][17][18][19][20]
Variants
Dola
Dola is the international version of Doubao.[21][22] It was launched in August 2023, previously known as Cici.[23]
Unlike Doubao, Dola was powered by OpenAI's GPT series of large language models and by Google's Gemini,[24] until February 2026 when they started using in-house Seed models, rolling out fully in April 2026.
References
- ↑ Du, Wujun (2025-08-22). "Design and Implementation of an Enterprise-Level Chatbot System Based on Coze and Doubao". 2025 6th International Conference on Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Mechanical Automation (IoTAIMA). IEEE. pp. 455–459. doi:10.1109/iotaima66468.2025.11212678. ISBN 979-8-3315-9910-2. https://doi.org/10.1109/iotaima66468.2025.11212678.
- ↑ Chow, Vincent (2026-06-03). "ByteDance thinks its Doubao AI is worth paying for. Are China’s users buying it?" (in en). https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3355782/china-ready-pay-ai-bytedances-doubao-loses-6-million-users.
- ↑ "GPT革命|字节跳动发布“豆包”大模型 花1元可处理200万汉字". 2024-05-15. https://www.caixin.com/2024-05-15/102196499.html.
- ↑ 于小明. "ByteDance Volcano Engine says Doubao uses 120 trillion tokens per day". https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202604/02/WS69ce3326a310d6866eb41733.html.
- ↑ 编辑丨承承, 文丨李壮 (2025-01-07). "豆包出圈,AI成长逻辑生变". https://finance.sina.com.cn/roll/2025-01-07/doc-ineecwet2028196.shtml.
- ↑ "ByteDance adds video generator to China’s most popular AI app" (in en). 2024-11-11. https://www.scmp.com/tech/big-tech/article/3285886/bytedance-adds-video-generator-chinas-most-popular-ai-chatbot-doubao.
- ↑ "Tesla upgrades EV voice assistant system with AI from DeepSeek and ByteDance" (in en). 2025-08-23. https://www.scmp.com/tech/tech-trends/article/3322813/tesla-upgrades-ev-voice-assistant-system-ai-deepseek-and-bytedance.
- ↑ "Tesla To Integrate Deepseek, Doubao AI Voice Controls in China" (in en). Bloomberg.com. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-22/tesla-to-integrate-deepseek-doubao-ai-voice-controls-in-china.
- ↑ "Tesla China to Integrate Doubao AI Model into In-Car System" (in en). https://pandaily.com/tesla-china-to-integrate-doubao-ai-model-into-in-car-system.
- ↑ "抖音「豆包」是會聊天的包子?中國第一大AI助理如何贏戰? | 遠見雜誌" (in zh-Hant-TW). 2024-12-02. https://www.gvm.com.tw/article/117567.
- ↑ "全球第二!抖音旗下豆包APP上月活躍用戶數近六千萬 只輸OpenAI的ChatGPT" (in zh-Hant-HK). Yahoo Finance. https://hk.finance.yahoo.com/news/%E5%85%A8%E7%90%83%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C-%E6%8A%96%E9%9F%B3%E6%97%97%E4%B8%8B%E8%B1%86%E5%8C%85app%E4%B8%8A%E6%9C%88%E6%B4%BB%E8%BA%8D%E7%94%A8%E6%88%B6%E6%95%B8%E8%BF%91%E5%85%AD%E5%8D%83%E8%90%AC-%E5%8F%AA%E8%BC%B8openai%E7%9A%84chatgpt-025708807.html.
- ↑ "豆包凶猛,深度解析字节AI战略- DoNews专栏". https://www.donews.com/article/detail/6358/91790.html.
- ↑ "字節旗下豆包變「智能伴侶」" (in zh-HK). 2025-06-27. https://www.stheadline.com/daily-finance/3468294/%E5%AD%97%E7%AF%80%E6%97%97%E4%B8%8B%E8%B1%86%E5%8C%85%E8%AE%8A%E6%99%BA%E8%83%BD%E4%BC%B4%E4%BE%B6.
- ↑ "全球第二!抖音旗下豆包APP上月活躍用戶數近六千萬 只輸OpenAI的ChatGPT" (in zh-Hant-HK). Yahoo Finance. https://hk.finance.yahoo.com/news/%E5%85%A8%E7%90%83%E7%AC%AC%E4%BA%8C-%E6%8A%96%E9%9F%B3%E6%97%97%E4%B8%8B%E8%B1%86%E5%8C%85app%E4%B8%8A%E6%9C%88%E6%B4%BB%E8%BA%8D%E7%94%A8%E6%88%B6%E6%95%B8%E8%BF%91%E5%85%AD%E5%8D%83%E8%90%AC-%E5%8F%AA%E8%BC%B8openai%E7%9A%84chatgpt-025708807.html.
- ↑ "AI擬人化管理辦法7.15實施 豆包及通義千問同日下線智能體功能" (in zh-HK). 2026-07-04. https://www.stheadline.com/realtime-finance/3589990/AI%E6%93%AC%E4%BA%BA%E5%8C%96%E7%AE%A1%E7%90%86%E8%BE%A6%E6%B3%95715%E5%AF%A6%E6%96%BD-%E8%B1%86%E5%8C%85%E5%8F%8A%E9%80%9A%E7%BE%A9%E5%8D%83%E5%95%8F%E5%90%8C%E6%97%A5%E4%B8%8B%E7%B7%9A%E6%99%BA%E8%83%BD%E9%AB%94%E5%8A%9F%E8%83%BD.
- ↑ CNMO科技 (2026-07-15). "豆包拟人化智能体功能今日起下线 其他功能正常使用_手机网易网" (in en). https://www.163.com/dy/article/L1S3STI5051191D6.html.
- ↑ 聯合新聞網. "賭博預測、一鍵脫衣惹議 豆包、千問15日下架AI智能體" (in zh-Hant-TW). https://udn.com/news/story/7333/9607873.
- ↑ "今天,豆包、千问下线智能体,你的“AI搭子”没了?" (in en). https://m.sohu.com/a/m.sohu.com/a/1050773484_121345914.
- ↑ 商業電台 (2026-07-05). "豆包千問同日宣布下線智能體功能" (in zh-HK). 商業電台 881903. https://www.881903.com/news/finance/2638807.
- ↑ 中央通訊社 (2026-07-05). "中國15日實施AI服務新規 豆包千問智慧體功能下架 | 兩岸" (in zh-Hant-TW). https://www.cna.com.tw/news/acn/202607050080.aspx.
- ↑ "All-in on AI: What TikTok creator ByteDance did next" (in en). https://techxplore.com/news/2026-02-ai-tiktok-creator-bytedance.html.
- ↑ Yang, Zeyi (2025-10-17). "ByteDance’s Other AI Chatbot Is Quietly Gaining Traction Around the World" (in en-US). Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. https://www.wired.com/story/bytedances-ai-chatbot-is-quietly-gaining-traction-around-the-world/.
- ↑ Team, Research (2026-02-05). "Doubao Statistics and Insights". https://dataglobehub.com/doubao-statistics-and-insights/.
- ↑ Yang, Zeyi. "ByteDance’s Other AI Chatbot Is Quietly Gaining Traction Around the World" (in en-US). Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. https://www.wired.com/story/bytedances-ai-chatbot-is-quietly-gaining-traction-around-the-world/.
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