ByteDance's chat assistant for Chinese writing and questions, also available on mobile
Free planAccessible in China
Overview
- Purpose
- ByteDance's chat assistant for Chinese writing and questions, also available on mobile
- Category
- Writing
- Pricing
- Chat, Q&A and writing are free; professional features such as slides and data analysis have paid tiers, Standard CNY 68 per month Third-party source (opens in a new tab)
- China access
- Directly accessible in mainland ChinaChecked 2026-10-27
- Chinese interface
- Supports Chinese
- Developer
- ByteDance
- Official site
- https://www.doubao.com (opens in a new tab)
Main features
- Chat and writing, with Chat and Work modes
- Ask questions about uploaded files, up to 50 at a time, including PDF, Word, Excel, PPT and EPUB
- Slide generation and image generation
- The desktop app can organize local folders, process files and create documents
- Project management and API service entry
Best for
Suited to everyday writing, Q&A and office file handling in Chinese, on both mobile and desktop. The desktop app's local tasks suit office work that involves organizing files in bulk and generating documents.
Things to know
- Directly accessible in mainland China, on web, mobile and desktop
- Chat, Q&A and writing are free; professional features such as slides and data analysis have paid tiers (third-party source)
- Local tasks in the desktop app act on files on your computer; confirm the scope of access before use
FAQ
- Does Doubao cost money?
- Basic chat is free. Some professional features have paid tiers; Standard is CNY 68 per month (third-party source).
- Which files can be uploaded?
- PDF, TXT, CSV, Word, Excel, PPT, Markdown, MOBI and EPUB, up to 50 at a time.