Seed 1.6

ByteDance Seed model details for pricing, context, and release tracking.

Pricing data updated:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Model Specs
ProviderByteDance Seed
Model IDbytedance-seed/seed-1.6
Prompt Price
per 1M tokens		$0.25
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$2
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$1.25
Context Window262.14K
Release Date2025-12-23
Popularity RankUnranked
Daily DemandN/A

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Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
Seed 1.6 Calculating… Estimated monthly API cost
Unit prices $0.25 input / $2 output Per 1M tokens

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Model Introduction

Seed 1.6 is a general-purpose model released by the ByteDance Seed team. It incorporates multimodal capabilities and adaptive deep thinking with a 256K context window.

Best Fit

Seed 1.6 is best suited for general API evaluation.

Cost Example

A 1M input token plus 500K output token workload is estimated at $1.25.

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