Doubao 1.8 Experience Upgrade: Focusing on Agent Capabilities, Some Metrics Near Gemini 3 Pro

ByteDance’s AI assistant Doubao recently updated to version 1.8, bringing significant improvements to the user experience. According to user feedback, the new version delivers more natural conversational tone and no longer asks unnecessary questions at the end of dialogues. Notably, while focusing on enhancing Agent capabilities, Doubao 1.8 has achieved technical metrics that approach or even surpass Google’s Gemini 3 Pro in some areas. Doubao employs a unique versioning strategy, standing out as the only AI product on the market currently using version 1.8. This update reflects ByteDance’s continued investment in AI and its emphasis on Agent technology development.