Recently, rumors have been rampant that ByteDance may trigger a price war for large models. In response, Li Liang, Vice President of Douyin, responded publicly on social media, clearly denying this statement and explaining in detail the pricing strategy of the large bean bag model. He emphasized that the low price of the bean bag model is not due to a price war, but based on cost reductions brought about by technological innovation, aiming to promote the inclusive development of AI technology.
Today, in response to rumors that ByteDance may start another large model price war, Douyin Vice President Li Liang issued a statement on social media, making it clear that this is not a price war. Li Liang pointed out that the beanbao large model has reduced costs through technological innovation, and has made a lot of optimizations in algorithms, software engineering and hardware solutions. He mentioned that the pricing of 3%/thousand tokens not only has a considerable gross profit, but is also a transparent pricing strategy, not the traditional "regular price discount" model.
Li Liang emphasized that ByteDance hopes to promote the inclusive development and application development of AI technology by reducing costs. He quoted Tan Dai, President of Volcano Engine, as saying: "A good model is one that every enterprise can afford."
At the Volcano Engine Force conference held recently, ByteDance officially released the Beanbao visual understanding model and announced that its price is 0.003 yuan per thousand tokens. This price is 85% cheaper than the industry average and is equivalent to one yuan. Process 284 720P pictures.
Tan Dai introduced at the conference that the Doubao visual understanding model can not only accurately identify visual content, but also has excellent understanding and reasoning capabilities. It can perform complex logical calculations based on image information, complete analysis charts, process codes, and answer subject questions, etc. Task. The Doubao visual understanding model and its competitive pricing released this time mark ByteDance’s further layout in the AI field.
ByteDance’s move not only demonstrates its strength in AI technology, but also reflects its determination to promote the universalization of AI. The low-price strategy is not only conducive to market competition, but also provides more companies with the possibility of using advanced AI technology, accelerating the popularization and application of AI technology. This will undoubtedly have a positive impact on the development of the entire AI industry.