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Doubao Pro 32K API Pricing

Doubao Pro 32K is the older pre-1.5 Doubao text row that still appears on Volcano Ark for legacy integrations. The public pricing table lists Y1.92/M input, Y2.00/M output, and Y0.48/M cache-hit input, which AI//COST stores as $0.270/M, $0.282/M, and $0.068/M at Y7.1/USD. Pulled directly from volcengine.com daily.

Input - per 1M tokens
$0.27/M
Original Y1.92/M CNY source
Output - per 1M tokens
$0.28/M
Original Y2.00/M CNY source
Cached input - per 1M tokens
$0.07/M
Original Y0.48/M -75%
Effective - agentic blend
$0.12/M
92/8 split - 82% cache
§ 01 / TERMINAL

Run the numbers.

Live calculator pre-loaded with the public Doubao Pro 32K row from Volcano Ark. Use it for migration math when you still have legacy pre-1.5 traffic and need to compare it against newer Doubao generations.

$ /mo
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Prompt cache hit rate
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§ 02 / SCENARIOS

Real-world presets.

LEGACY CHAT

Existing 32K chatbot

$0.001/turn
3k in - 1k out~91,324 turns/$100
SUMMARY

Ticket summary

$0.001/ticket
2k in - 1k out~121,951 summaries/$100
RAG

Short-context lookup

$0.002/query
5k in - 1k out~61,728 lookups/$100
REWRITE

Article rewrite

$0.007/draft
20k in - 6k out~14,124 drafts/$100
§ 03 / TAPE

Price history.

This legacy row still lists Y1.92/M input and Y2.00/M output on today's Volcano Ark table.

Input · $0.27/M
Output · $0.28/M
Cached · $0.07/M
JUN 15 Legacy Doubao Pro 32K version family first appeared on ArkMAY 23 Re-verified on Volcano Ark pricing page at Y1.92/M input, Y2.00/M output, and Y0.48/M cache hit
§ 04 / TOKENIZER

Paste text. See tokens. See cost.

Estimate · doubao-tokenizer-estimate · ≈3.85 chars/token Auto-counts as you type

This is a chars-per-token approximation, not a real tokenizer. Actual tokens vary by language, code density, and tool-call overhead — counts are typically ±10–20% off for English prose, more for code or non-Latin scripts. For exact billing, use the vendor's official tokenizer.

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§ 05 / SHELF

Up against the shelf.

All models →
Model Input /M Output /M Effective blended Context Best for
Doubao Pro 32K Current $0.27 cache $0.07 $0.28 $0.12 agentic 92/8 32K Legacy pre-1.5 32K routes
Doubao 1.5 Pro $0.11 cache $0.02 $0.28 $0.06 newer and cheaper 32K Legacy-to-1.5 migration target
Doubao 1.5 Lite 32K $0.04 cache $0.01 $0.09 $0.02 budget legacy peer 32K Legacy budget chat
Doubao Seed 1.6 Lite $0.04 cache $0.01 $0.34 $0.04 modern low-cost sibling 256K Budget multimodal support
Doubao Seed 2.0 Mini $0.03 cache $0.01 $0.28 $0.03 active 2.0 budget tier 256K Fast low-latency routing
Hunyuan A13B $0.07 $0.28 $0.09 cross-vendor budget peer 224K Low-cost Tencent traffic

Frequently asked.

Practical Doubao legacy pricing questions, with the public CNY row separated from migration assumptions.

Q · 01 What is Doubao Pro 32K priced at today? +
Volcano Ark's public pricing page lists Y1.92/M input, Y2.00/M output, and Y0.48/M cache-hit input for Doubao Pro 32K. AI//COST stores that as $0.270/M, $0.282/M, and $0.068/M using the queue's Y7.1/USD conversion rate.
Q · 02 Why does the cache row matter so much here? +
Because this legacy Doubao row is input-heavy compared with its nearly flat output price. Once repeated prompt sections hit cache, the public row falls from Y1.92/M to Y0.48/M on input, which materially changes the blended planning number.
Q · 03 Is Doubao Pro 32K cheaper than Doubao 1.5 Pro? +
No. Doubao 1.5 Pro is cheaper at $0.113/M input while keeping the same $0.282/M output rate. For most legacy migrations, 1.5 Pro is the more efficient successor.
Q · 04 Does this row have a long-context ladder? +
No. This is the older fixed 32K row, not a newer 32K/128K/256K Seed-style ladder. If you need larger contexts, newer Doubao Seed rows are the real upgrade path.
Q · 05 Are taxes or private discounts included here? +
No. AI//COST stores Volcano Ark's public pre-tax list price and converts it to USD only for comparison. Enterprise rebates and non-public pricing are outside this page.
Q · 06 Is this page for new deployments or archive billing? +
Mostly archive billing and migration planning. This row still matters for long-running legacy integrations, but newer Doubao generations are usually the better choice for fresh production traffic.
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Reviewed by Yaroslav Vikhariev Founder - AI//COST - Pricing pulled daily from volcengine.com - Last verified May 23, 2026
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