- 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
2Latest 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥Claude Opus 5 vs NewSeed 2.1 Turbo | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Claude Opus 5 | |
| 🔥Claude Sonnet 5 vs NewSeed 2.1 Turbo | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Claude Sonnet 5 | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs NewSeed 2.1 Turbo | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs NewSeed 2.1 Turbo | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | |
| NewDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs NewSeed 2.1 Turbo | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs NewSeed 2.1 Turbo | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | |
| NewDots3-Note Preview (free) vs NewSeed 2.1 Turbo | Dots3-Note Preview (free) | Dots3-Note Preview (free) | |
| 🔥Gemini 3 Flash Preview vs NewSeed 2.1 Turbo | Seed 2.1 Turbo | Gemini 3 Flash Preview |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New🔥Ox Alpha | stealth | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.05M |
| 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| 🔥Laguna S 2.1 (free) | Poolside | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| New🔥Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| NewDots3-Note Preview (free) | Dots Studio | $0 | $0 | $0 | 512K |
| NewLFM2.5-2.6B (free) | LiquidAI | $0 | $0 | $0 | 65.54K |
ByteDance Seed model catalog
Browse all models| Model | Prompt | Output | Context | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NewSeed 2.1 Turbo | $0.5 | $2.5 | 262.14K | |
| NewSeed-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 |