It's finally reached the stage where even listening to AI nonsense requires payment.

Doubao: I will cut to the chase and generate the most VIP answers for you.
Doubao has added a paid subscription, with the standard version costing 68 yuan per month, the enhanced version 200 yuan, and the professional version 500 yuan. The official response: we will always provide free services, and the related plans are still in the testing phase.
On May 4th, the Doubao App Store page recently displayed a statement about paid version services. The statement said that to better serve professional users, Doubao will launch a paid version with more value-added services based on the free version.
Additionally, the page disclosed three subscription tiers: the standard version at 68 yuan per month (or 688 yuan annually), the enhanced version at 200 yuan per month (or 2,048 yuan annually), and the professional version at 500 yuan per month (or 5,088 yuan annually). Currently, no related paid options or features have been seen within Doubao products.
In response, Doubao's official statement said that Doubao always provides free services. Based on the free services, Doubao is also exploring the launch of more value-added features, and the details of these plans are still in the testing phase.
According to sources close to Doubao, the paid features will mainly focus on complex tasks and productivity scenarios, such as PPT generation, data analysis, and film production. As the model's capabilities continue to upgrade, the product can meet an increasing number of complex, high-value tasks.
However, such tasks require more computing power and inference time, so Doubao plans to launch paid services to meet the needs of these complex scenarios. The free version will continue to serve users' daily needs.