Cheapest ByteDance Seed Models

Match · Updated July 2026

The cheapest ByteDance Seed model is Seed 1.6 Flash at $0.075 per million input tokens. Seed-2.0-Mini ($0.100) and Seed-2.0-Lite ($0.250) round out the top three.

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What is the cheapest ByteDance Seed model?

The cheapest ByteDance Seed model is Seed 1.6 Flash at $0.075 per million input tokens. Seed-2.0-Mini ($0.100) and Seed-2.0-Lite ($0.250) round out the top three.

What's a good alternative to Seed 1.6 Flash?

Seed-2.0-Mini ($0.100) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by Seed-2.0-Lite ($0.250). See the full ranking above for the tradeoffs.

How many ByteDance Seed models are there?

modelgrep tracks 4 ByteDance Seed models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing. 4 of them qualify for this ranking.

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