Just now, Doubao officially launched the "Pro Version"

According to a report by Zhidx on June 24th, today, Doubao, an AI application under ByteDance, officially launched its professional version and the corresponding pricing plan. The professional version of Doubao is based on the latest Doubao 2.1 series of large models, offering a higher usage quota for productivity scenarios and a brand - new "Office Tasks" mode with access to the Doubao 2.1 Pro model. Free users can experience the Office Tasks mode with access to the Doubao 2.1 Turbo model.

The Office Tasks mode of Doubao supports capabilities such as operating the local computer, using the browser, invoking Skills, and setting up scheduled tasks. It has an in - built Office suite and can also be used for graphic design, video design, and generating and sharing application websites.

There is now a clear plan for the much - concerned issue of Doubao's pricing.

The professional version of Doubao adopts a three - tier pricing plan. The monthly subscription price for the standard package is 68 yuan. It includes all the benefits of the free version, with access to the Doubao 2.1 Pro model. The usage quotas for functions like Office Tasks, Expert Mode, AI PPT, AI Spreadsheets, In - depth Research, Audio - Video Fairy Tales, and Recording Summaries are more than five times those of the free version.

The monthly subscription price for the enhanced package is 200 yuan, providing four times the quota of the standard package.

The monthly subscription price for the premium package is 500 yuan, providing ten times the quota of the standard package.

In terms of the number of benefits provided, the standard package of Doubao Professional Edition is generally on par with the ChatGPT Plus membership (which offers five times the quota) and the Kimi Moderato membership (which offers four times the Kimi Code quota), and is higher than entry - level subscription plans like ChatGPT Go.

In terms of price, the ChatGPT Plus membership costs $20 per month (approximately 135.8 yuan), while the price of the standard mode of Doubao Professional Edition is exactly half of that.

Doubao Professional Edition has also launched a six - month educational discount program. After identity verification, college students can enjoy a higher quota of free services and can purchase the standard package of Doubao Professional Edition at a discounted monthly price of 38 yuan.

Doubao will provide a special discount program for the video call function needs of visually impaired people.

The most core upgrade of Doubao Professional Edition this time lies in the Office Tasks mode and the supporting Doubao 2.1 Pro flagship model. The Office Tasks mode was fully launched last week. After the release of the Doubao 2.1 series of models yesterday, the Office Tasks mode for professional members is powered by the more powerful Doubao 2.1 Pro model, while free users can only use the Office Tasks mode driven by Doubao 2.1 Turbo.

The performance of Doubao 2.1 Pro in productivity scenarios has been improved to some extent. In programming evaluations, Doubao Large Model 2.1 Pro is basically on par with Claude Opus 4.7. It scored 59.8 points in the SciCode scientific computing evaluation, exceeding Opus 4.7 and GPT - 5.5. In the NL2Repo repository - level code generation evaluation, Doubao Large Model 2.1 Pro scored 47, significantly leading GPT - 5.5 and Gemini 3.1.

In terms of Agent capabilities, Doubao Large Model 2.1 Pro scored higher than Opus 4.7 and GPT - 5.5 in the MCP Atlas evaluation (covering 36 real MCP Servers, 220 tools, and more than 1000 tasks).

In local computer and browser operation tasks, after the user's explicit authorization, Doubao can assist in using applications, browsers, and files on the computer to complete computer operations such as organizing local materials, categorizing files, processing documents, filling out forms, and cross - application collaboration.

For example, you can ask Doubao to organize the materials in your computer folders, view the copy corresponding to a specific date in a particular document, and post a scheduled Weibo on the official account based on the content of that copy.

The Office Tasks mode of Doubao can create, modify, and deploy website applications and supports the development of online application systems with a back - end database, such as data dashboards, project management dashboards, event registration systems, and customer feedback tools.

Doubao Professional Edition also provides an access permission management function. The back - end database function is still in gray - scale testing and will be released soon.

In the official demo, the Office Tasks mode of Doubao can directly generate a usable online web - based office system for customer renewal and health management. This system has a complete front - end and back - end, basically meeting the needs of real - world business.

The Office Tasks mode of Doubao has an in - built Office suite, which can be used to create online documents, spreadsheets, and PPTs. These documents can be shared online with other users, support online collaborative editing, and can also be downloaded and exported.

This mode also supports Skill invocation. The first batch of official Skills includes document processing, spreadsheet management, PPT creation, creative design, browser operation, and visualization. Users can also install their own exclusive Skills.

Previously, we tested installing the Luckin Coffee Skill into the Office Tasks mode of Doubao, and Doubao was able to place a coffee order according to the guidance of the Skill.

At the same time, the Office Tasks mode of Doubao has also introduced the scheduled task capability that was popularized by the open - source Agent framework. Users can ask Doubao to automatically perform relevant work at a specified time or within a specified period, such as daily report compilation.

Conclusion: ByteDance's Exploration of AI Commercialization

The launch of Doubao Professional Edition is an important step in ByteDance's exploration of AI commercialization. Previously, according to LatePost citing informed sources, before the launch of the professional - version subscription, Doubao's main source of income was from e - commerce commissions, that is, the income generated by the Doubao shopping function. The scale of this income was about several hundred thousand yuan per day, but the daily cost of providing services by Doubao was about tens of millions of yuan.

Including high - computing - power - consuming office and Agent tasks in the paid scope can relieve Doubao's huge cost pressure and also provide financial support for continuous model iteration and service experience optimization. IDC data shows that Doubao currently has 336 million monthly active users. Even if only 1% of them decide to subscribe to the standard package of Doubao Professional Edition, it can generate about 228 million yuan in monthly income.

The opportunity for Doubao to launch the professional - version subscription this time is also worth noting. With the release of Doubao Seed 2.1 Pro, the performance of the Doubao large model in terms of benchmarking has basically entered the global first - tier, which may give Doubao the confidence to charge. What is worth paying attention to next is whether the Doubao Professional Edition, which starts at 68 yuan per month, can provide users with a cost - effective experience.

This article is from the WeChat official account "Zhidx" (ID: zhidxcom), written by Chen Junda and edited by Xinyuan. It is published by 36Kr with authorization.