Douyin's AI Chatbot Shows Daily Revenue Under 1M RMB While Burning Tens of Millions in Costs

According to Guru Club, ByteDance's Douyin AI assistant (豆包) generates less than 1 million RMB in daily revenue as of mid-2026, primarily from e-commerce commissions, while consuming tens of millions RMB daily in computational costs. The app serves over 200 million daily users, with costs driven by multi-modal features including image recognition, voice and video chat, which require significantly higher computing resources than text-based interactions. ByteDance plans to increase 2026 capital expenditures by over 200 billion RMB, equivalent to approximately 60% of its 2025 profit, according to South China Morning Post.
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