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Doubao

ByteDance's consumer AI assistant app (豆包) for life and work: Q&A and explanations, study help, office automation (documents, spreadsheets, PPT, data analysis, code), image and video creation (Seedream/Seedance models), voice calls, photo recognition and web search. 'Doubao Work' mode runs an autonomous planning/executing agent that operates a virtual desktop on the local computer to complete complex tasks, with real-time watching, pause and takeover; integrates with Feishu for enterprise context. Mainland-China-focused; overseas users are redirected to Dola.

Doubao is a autonomous agent by bytedance, deployable as a cloud service.

Last verified: 2026-09-20 · Data status: Current · Next review: 2026-10-20

Key facts for Doubao
Key fact	Value
Company	bytedance
Type	autonomous
Framework	Unknown
Deployment	cloud
Open source	No (proprietary)
Documentation	https://www.doubao.com/
Pricing	App Store CN: Basic free; Standard 68 CNY/month (688 CNY/yr); Enhanced 200 CNY/month (2,048 CNY/yr); Professional 500 CNY/month (5,088 CNY/yr). Quota-based; creation packs and cloud-storage expansion sold separately.

Capabilities

Capabilities of Doubao
Capability	Supported
Tool calling	Yes
Browser use	Unknown
Computer use	Yes
MCP support	Unknown
Memory	Unknown
Planning	Yes
Multi-agent	Unknown
API	Unknown

Use cases

Daily Q&A, cooking help, concept learning, inspiration
Study help - explaining problems, grading homework, summarizing materials
Office automation - docs, spreadsheets, PPTs, data analysis, code generation
Agentic desktop automation (Doubao Work virtual desktop)
Voice-driven image editing (豆包 P 图) and image/video creation
Enterprise work via Feishu integration

Limitations

Chat LLM powering the consumer app is not named in fetched official pages (only creation models Seedream/Seedance are)
Region restriction - web access requires login outside mainland China; overseas users pointed to Dola (itself geo-restricted)
Membership is quota-based; creation packs expire and do not roll over
Android store listing not directly verified this run (iOS CN listing fetched)
App Store disclaimer - as an AI it may misunderstand or mislead; users advised to cross-check
No public consumer API; developer access to Doubao models is via Volcengine Ark

Doubao is ByteDance’s consumer AI assistant app: Q&A and explanations, study help, office automation (documents, spreadsheets, PPT, data analysis, code), and image and video creation backed by the Seedream and Seedance models. It also supports voice calls, photo recognition and web search.

“Doubao Work” mode runs an autonomous planning-and-executing agent that operates a virtual desktop on the local computer, with real-time watching, pause and takeover, plus Feishu integration for enterprise context.

Doubao is mainland-China-focused (overseas users are redirected to Dola) and billed by subscription: Basic is free; paid tiers are 68 / 200 / 500 CNY per month with quota-based usage and separately sold creation packs. See the ByteDance profile.

Sources

[Official] Doubao official website [Official] Doubao desktop download & features page [Official] Apple App Store CN listing (Doubao) [Official] Doubao paid-service agreement [Official] Volcengine Doubao LLM platform page

Data interpretation

Evidence types for Doubao
Field	Value	Evidence type
Company	bytedance	Official
Type	autonomous	Official
Open source	No (proprietary)	Official
Deployment	cloud	Official
Capabilities	Tool calling, Computer use, Planning	Official

Evidence types: Official = vendor documentation or official pages. See the sourcing policy.

What is Doubao?

Is Doubao open source?

No — Doubao is not open source.

How much does Doubao cost?

App Store CN: Basic free; Standard 68 CNY/month (688 CNY/yr); Enhanced 200 CNY/month (2,048 CNY/yr); Professional 500 CNY/month (5,088 CNY/yr). Quota-based; creation packs and cloud-storage expansion sold separately.

Where does China AI Hub get its Doubao data?

From 5 sources, last verified 2026-09-20.