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ByteDance Seed API pricing: every model compared
ByteDance Seed offers 6 models through its API in our data, priced from $0.075 to $0.50 per million input tokens. The newest is Seed 2.1 Turbo, first listed on 2026-08-12.
- Models
- 6
- Cheapest input
- $0.075
- Priciest input
- $0.50
- Largest context
- 262,144
- With caching
- none
- Open weights
- none
Filter and sort ByteDance Seed models in the comparison table
Cheapest
Seed 1.6 FlashByteDance Seed$0.075 in · $0.30 outLargest context
Seed 1.6ByteDance Seed262,144 tokensNewest
Seed 2.1 TurboByteDance Seed2026-08-12Line-up
Every ByteDance Seed model and price
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed 2.1 Turbo | $0.50 | $2.50 | 262,144 | 2026-08-12 |
| Seed-2.0-Code | $0.50 | $3 | 262,144 | 2026-08-12 |
| Seed-2.0-Lite | $0.25 | $2 | 262,144 | 2026-03-10 |
| Seed-2.0-Mini | $0.10 | $0.40 | 262,144 | 2026-02-26 |
| Seed 1.6 | $0.25 | $2 | 262,144 | 2025-12-23 |
| Seed 1.6 Flash | $0.075 | $0.30 | 262,144 | 2025-12-23 |
Prices in US dollars per 1M tokens, newest first. Release dates are when our source first listed the model.
Overview
ByteDance Seed’s pricing at a glance
The spread between ByteDance Seed’s cheapest and most expensive model is large: Seed-2.0-Code costs 7× more per input token than Seed 1.6 Flash. Picking the smallest model that does the job well is usually the biggest saving available, ahead of any discount.
None of the line-up has a published cached-input price in our data. No batch prices are published in our data. All accept images as input.
FAQ
ByteDance Seed API questions
How much does the ByteDance Seed API cost?
ByteDance Seed's 6 models range from $0.075 to $0.50 per million input tokens, and output costs more than input on almost every model. The exact bill depends on your token volumes, which you can estimate in the LLM cost calculator.
What is ByteDance Seed's cheapest model?
By blended price (three parts input to one part output) it is Seed 1.6 Flash, at $0.075 input and $0.30 output per million tokens. The most expensive is Seed-2.0-Code.
Which ByteDance Seed model has the largest context window?
Seed 1.6, with 262,144 tokens per request.
Does ByteDance Seed offer prompt caching or batch discounts?
In our data, none of ByteDance Seed's models have a published cached-input price and none have a published batch price. Both can cut costs substantially for repeated prompts or work that can wait.