[Doubao 2.2 Release Delayed, ByteDance Strengthens Coding and Agent Capabilities] According to 'White Whale Lab,' ByteDance's originally planned August release of the Doubao large model 2.2 has been delayed. Multiple sources close to ByteDance revealed that the company has decided to extend the pre-training and post-training cycles, focusing on enhancing the Seed model's capabilities in Coding, tool invocation, and Agent functionalities. The goal is to elevate its Coding proficiency to the industry's top tier by the end of the year, benchmarking against Zhipu GLM-5.2 and Kimi K3.