- Seed 1.6 Flash — $0.22 sample workload
- Seed-2.0-Mini — $0.3 sample workload
- Seed-2.0-Lite — $1.25 sample workload
- Seed 1.6 — $1.25 sample workload
- Seed 2.1 Turbo — $1.75 sample workload
ByteDance Seed LLM API Models & Pricing
Browse ByteDance Seed LLM API models with normalized prompt pricing, output pricing, context windows, release dates, and popularity signals.
6Models tracked
6Priced models
0Popular models
0Latest releases
Provider shortlist
Use ByteDance Seed as a model-level shortlist, not a single default choice.
Start from the cost, context, and popularity picks below, then open the model pages or head-to-head comparisons before choosing an API.
Cost pick
Seed 1.6 Flash
$0.22 sample workload
Context pick
Seed 2.1 Turbo
262.14K context window
Popular pick
No current pick
No popular models are available.
When to avoid
Verify model fit
Do not choose by provider name alone. Compare model-level input price, output price, context window, release timing, and current availability before production use.
- Seed 2.1 Turbo — 262.14K
- Seed-2.0-Code — 262.14K
- Seed-2.0-Lite — 262.14K
- Seed-2.0-Mini — 262.14K
- Seed 1.6 Flash — 262.14K
ByteDance Seed comparisons
Search ByteDance Seed comparisons| Comparison | Sample Cost Winner | Larger Context | Newest Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aion 3.5 Mini vs Seed 2.1 Turbo | Aion 3.5 Mini | Tie | |
| Aion 3.5 vs Seed 2.1 Turbo | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Tie | |
| Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) vs Seed 2.1 Turbo | Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) | Tie | |
| NewBeam 1.0 501B A23B vs Seed 2.1 Turbo | Beam 1.0 501B A23B | Beam 1.0 501B A23B | |
| Claude Fable 5.1 (batch) vs Seed 2.1 Turbo | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Claude Fable 5.1 (batch) | |
| Claude Fable 5.1 vs Seed 2.1 Turbo | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Claude Fable 5.1 | |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 (batch) vs Seed 2.1 Turbo | Claude Haiku 5.5 (batch) | Claude Haiku 5.5 (batch) | |
| Claude Haiku 5.5 vs Seed 2.1 Turbo | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Claude Haiku 5.5 |
Cross-Provider Alternatives
Open alternatives hubUse this shortlist when ByteDance Seed is not a hard requirement and your first constraint is workload cost.
| Alternative | Provider | Sample Cost | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewCrouton Alpha | stealth | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.05M |
| NewFlint (free) | Recursive | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| NewMiniMax M3.1 Flash (free) | MiniMax | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| NewXing4.0 29B A4B (free) | XingChen | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Nemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) | Apodex | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
ByteDance Seed model catalog
Browse all models| Model | Prompt | Output | Context | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed 2.1 Turbo | $0.5 | $2.5 | 262.14K | |
| Seed-2.0-Code | $0.5 | $3 | 262.14K | |
| Seed-2.0-Lite | $0.25 | $2 | 262.14K | |
| Seed-2.0-Mini | $0.1 | $0.4 | 262.14K | |
| Seed 1.6 Flash | $0.075 | $0.3 | 262.14K | |
| Seed 1.6 | $0.25 | $2 | 262.14K |