Volcano Engine (Ark)
An enterprise-grade large language model service platform launched by ByteDance. It provides API access to multiple AI models and is designed for domestic developers and enterprise users in China.
Timeline (last 90 days)
In creation mode, sending a prompt describing the requirement automatically generates a plugin; in the demo, an image generation plugin was made by connecting to the Doubao image generation API.
Volcano Ark is a large model service platform under ByteDance, with API Key authentication, and creating a key and activating a specific model are two independent steps.
The Lite version of Volcano Engine Ark Coding Plan is on a limited-time promotional price as low as 9.9 yuan, and the Pro version is on a limited-time promotional price of 49.9 yuan.
Volcano Ark's Agent Plan has listed DeepSeek 4.1 Flash, with credits calculated at a 50% discount during the September 15–28 event
When using the DeepSeek V3 Flash model on Bailian or Volcano Ark's 39.9 yuan or 49.9 yuan plans, credits are consumed extremely quickly, making them less cost-effective than purchasing DeepSeek's official service directly
Alibaba Bailian and ByteDance Volcano Ark can be used without a VPN, and the configuration process is relatively straightforward
Both Bailian and Volcano Ark use a credit-based billing model that does not directly display actual usage
火山方舟（ARK）是字节跳动推出的模型集成平台，聚合了自家的豆包以及DeepSeek等多种模型
火山方舟是字节跳动推出的模型集成平台，聚合了豆包以及DeepSeek等多种模型
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In creation mode, sending a prompt describing the requirement automatically generates a plugin; in the demo, an image generation plugin was made by connecting to the Doubao image generation API.
50%UnverifiedVolcano Ark is a large model service platform under ByteDance, with API Key authentication, and creating a key and activating a specific model are two independent steps.
50%UnverifiedAlibaba Bailian and ByteDance Volcano Ark can be used without a VPN, and the configuration process is relatively straightforward
50%UnverifiedBoth Bailian and Volcano Ark use a credit-based billing model that does not directly display actual usage
50%Unverified火山方舟（ARK）是字节跳动推出的模型集成平台，聚合了自家的豆包以及DeepSeek等多种模型
50%Unverified火山方舟是字节跳动推出的模型集成平台，聚合了豆包以及DeepSeek等多种模型
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