ByteDance debuts AI software development tool in China

ByteDance, owner of TikTok, announced on Monday the launch of Trae – its artificial intelligence coding tool – in China, making it the country’s first AI-native integrated development environment.

The product’s core features reportedly include smart code completion, support for multiple programming languages, and real-time bug detection and resolution.

The AI IDE is equipped with Doubao-1.5-pro, ByteDance’s self-developed large language model, and supports switching between DeepSeek R1 and V3 models.

The company had launched Trae overseas before the Chinese New Year – integrating models such as OpenAI's GPT-4o and Anthropic's Claude 3.5 Sonnet – garnering attention from developers.

The domestic version released on Monday has been optimized for China’s development environment and user habits, the company's tech team said in its WeChat statement.

STAFF REPORTER