Seed 1.6 Flash vs GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)
Seed 1.6 Flash costs 6.7x less per output token than GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) ($0.30 vs $2.00 per million). Updated October 23, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $0.30
- Coding
- No data
- Overall
- No data
- Output $/M
- $2.00
Seed 1.6 Flash or GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613): which to pick
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.
Pick Seed 1.6 Flash for output tokens 6.7x cheaper ($0.30 vs $2.00 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 4K tokens).
No benchmark has tested both yet. Seed 1.6 Flash has none yet; GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) on GSM8K, MMLU and WinoGrande. Compare them on price and context instead.
Which one for your work
Each card is decided by one number both models carry. Where only one has it, the card says so and makes no call.
Coding
Vibe Coding Index, six public coding benchmarks
No call
Neither has a coding score yet.
One side not measured
Long documents
Listed context window
Seed 1.6 Flash
Seed 1.6 Flash takes 262K tokens against 4K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
Seed 1.6 Flash
Seed 1.6 Flash $0.0002, GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) $0.0020 per turn.
List prices
At a glance
- Coding index
- Seed 1.6 Flash not benchmarked, GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) not benchmarked.
- Widest category
- None yet: no category has been tested on both models.
- Widest single gap
- None yet: no benchmark has tested both models.
- Output price
- Seed 1.6 Flash $0.30 against GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) $2.00 per million output tokens, 6.7x apart.
- Context window
- Seed 1.6 Flash takes 262K tokens, GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) 4K.
Benchmark by benchmark
Every board either model has a result on, a category to a fold; bars are each result on a 0 to 100 scale. Only one model is measured on each, so no row names a leader.
MathDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Seed 1.6 Flash | GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| GSM8K | Not measured | 46.9% | Only GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 13 boards here | |||
KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Seed 1.6 Flash | GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| MMLU | Not measured | 68.9% | Only GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 19 boards here | |||
GeneralDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured
| Benchmark | Seed 1.6 Flash | GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| WinoGrande | Not measured | 81.6% | Only GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) measured |
| Neither model has a result on the other 47 boards here | |||
What each workload costs
Three fixed token mixes at each model's listed price, so per-token rates become a bill.
Chat turn
1K input + 500 output tokens
Seed 1.6 Flash costs less
Repository review
50K input + 3K output tokens
Seed 1.6 Flash costs less
Agent loop
200K input + 10K output tokens
Seed 1.6 Flash costs less
Listed OpenRouter rates, without cache or batch discounts. A workload that does not fit a model's context window would need splitting.
Specification differences
The leading value in a row is marked; a row with a missing value names no leader. Our two rows are marked in red.
| Specification | ByteDance Seed Seed 1.6 Flash | OpenAI GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) |
|---|---|---|
| Maker | ByteDance Seed | OpenAI |
| Weights | No public weights listed | No public weights listed |
| Released | December 23, 2025 | January 25, 2024 |
| Context window | 262K | 4K |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.075 | $1.00 |
| Output $/Mtok | $0.30 | $2.00 |
| Coding index | Not benchmarked | Not benchmarked |
| Independent measurements behind it | 0 | 0 |
| Cost per solved task | Not computable | Not computable |
| Source | OpenRouter listing | OpenRouter listing |
Questions
Is Seed 1.6 Flash better than GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) for coding?
Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Seed 1.6 Flash for output tokens 6.7x cheaper ($0.30 vs $2.00 per million) and a larger context window (262K against 4K tokens).
Which is cheaper, Seed 1.6 Flash or GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)?
Seed 1.6 Flash costs $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) costs $1.00 and $2.00. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.
Which has the bigger context window, Seed 1.6 Flash or GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)?
Seed 1.6 Flash, with 262K tokens against 4K.
Has any benchmark tested both Seed 1.6 Flash and GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613)?
No benchmark has tested both yet. Seed 1.6 Flash has none yet; GPT-3.5 Turbo (older v0613) on GSM8K, MMLU and WinoGrande. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 23, 2026.