Volcanic Engine has launched Doubao 1.6-vision, marking a significant advancement in visual reasoning models. This new model, part of the Doubao family, introduces tool calling capabilities, enhancing its general multi-modal understanding and reasoning. Doubao 1.6-vision supports the Responses API and is designed to meet advanced visual understanding needs while reducing costs by 50% compared to its predecessor, Doubao-1.5-thinking-vision-pro.