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Best ByteDance Seed Reasoning Models

Match · Updated July 2026

The best ByteDance Seed model for reasoning is Seed-2.0-Lite — — intelligence with extended step-by-step thinking. Seed-2.0-Mini (—) and Seed 1.6 Flash (—) round out the top three.

Intelligence
$0.250Input /M
262KContext

Large language models with extended reasoning / thinking, ranked by intelligence. The smartest AI models for complex multi-step reasoning, math and analysis.

  1. 1bytedance-seed logo
    seed-2.0-lite
    ReasoningToolsJSON+1$0.250/M · 262K ctx
    Intelligence
  2. 2bytedance-seed logo
    seed-2.0-mini
    ReasoningToolsJSON+1$0.100/M · 262K ctx
    Intelligence
  3. 3bytedance-seed logo
    seed-1.6-flash
    ReasoningToolsJSON+1$0.075/M · 262K ctx
    Intelligence
  4. 4bytedance-seed logo
    seed-1.6
    ReasoningToolsJSON+1$0.250/M · 262K ctx
    Intelligence

Frequently asked

What is the best ByteDance Seed model for reasoning?

The best ByteDance Seed model for reasoning is Seed-2.0-Lite — — intelligence with extended step-by-step thinking. Seed-2.0-Mini (—) and Seed 1.6 Flash (—) round out the top three.

What's a good alternative to Seed-2.0-Lite?

Seed-2.0-Mini (—) is the closest alternative on this metric, followed by Seed 1.6 Flash (—). 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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