What is Doubao?
Doubao is ByteDance’s consumer AI assistant, powered by its in-house Doubao models and synced across web, desktop and mobile apps. Beyond chat and writing, it bundles AI search, image generation, real-time voice calls, photo-based problem solving and web or document summaries into a single conversation. The core features are free, and it is one of the most widely used AI apps in China.
Quick Facts
- Website
- https://www.doubao.com
- Category
- AI Chatbots
- Region
- China
- Pricing
- Free — Core features are currently free to use.
- Tags
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
Access Notes
This product is built by a company based in China. The interface and content are optimised for Chinese users, and some services ask for a mainland China mobile number or a WeChat account to sign up. Many Chinese AI products also run an international version with a separate domain.
Alternatives to Doubao: DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen Chat, ERNIE Bot, Tencent Yuanbao