ByteDance Seed model optimized for character-driven dialogue and consistent conversational behavior
Models
Every model in the catalog with source-linked pricing, context limits, provider availability, and published benchmark results.
Flagship ByteDance Seed 2.1 model for complex multimodal reasoning, coding, and agents
Faster ByteDance Seed 2.1 model for multimodal reasoning and latency-sensitive agent workflows
Rolling ByteDance Seed model for rapidly updated reasoning, coding, and agent capabilities
Flagship ByteDance Seed 2.0 model for complex multimodal reasoning and long-horizon agent workflows
ByteDance Seed coding model for multimodal software engineering and long-running agents
Lightweight ByteDance Seed 2.0 model for low-latency multimodal reasoning and high-volume tasks
Cost-efficient ByteDance Seed 2.0 model for production chat, analysis, and structured generation
ByteDance Seed model for multimodal reasoning, long-context analysis, and agent workflows
ByteDance Seed model for long-context reasoning, instruction following, and tool-assisted tasks
Low-latency ByteDance Seed model for high-throughput chat, extraction, and lightweight tool use
ByteDance Seed multimodal model for image understanding, visual reasoning, and tool-assisted tasks
| Model | Creator | Inputs | Context | Input | Output | Released | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed Characterbytedance-seed/seed-character | 256K | $0.119 | $0.297 | 2026-06-23 | |||
| Seed 2.1 Probytedance-seed/seed-2.1-pro | 256K | $0.707 | $3.536 | 2026-06-23 | |||
| Seed 2.1 Turbobytedance-seed/seed-2.1-turbo | 256K | $0.354 | $1.77 | 2026-06-23 | |||
| Seed Evolvingbytedance-seed/seed-evolving | 256K | $0.884 | $4.42 | 2026-06-23 | |||
| Seed 2.0 Probytedance-seed/seed-2.0-pro | 256K | $0.475 | $2.375 | 2026-02-14 | |||
| Seed 2.0 Codebytedance-seed/seed-2.0-code | 262.144K | $0.4 | $2.4 | 2026-02-14 | |||
| Seed 2.0 Minibytedance-seed/seed-2.0-mini | 256K | $0.03 | $0.297 | 2026-02-14 | |||
| Seed 2.0 Litebytedance-seed/seed-2.0-lite | 256K | $0.089 | $0.534 | 2026-02-14 | |||
| Seed 1.8bytedance-seed/seed-1-8 | 256K | $0.119 | $1.187 | 2025-12-28 | |||
| Seed 1.6bytedance-seed/seed-1-6 | 256K | $0.119 | $1.187 | 2025-10-15 | |||
| Seed 1.6 Flashbytedance-seed/seed-1-6-flash | 256K | $0.022 | $0.223 | 2025-08-28 | |||
| Seed 1.6 Visionbytedance-seed/seed-1-6-vision | 256K | $0.119 | $1.187 | 2025-08-15 |