Seed 1.6 Flash vs Mistral Nemo

Mistral Nemo costs 2.0x less per output token than Seed 1.6 Flash ($0.15 vs $0.30 per million). Updated October 22, 2026; no benchmark has tested both models yet.

Replace Seed 1.6 Flash Replace Mistral Nemo

Seed 1.6 FlashByteDance Seed

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $0.30

Mistral NemoMistral AI

Coding: No data
Overall: No data
Output $/M: $0.15

vs $0.30 vs $0.15 per 1M output tokens. Mistral Nemo is 2.0x cheaper.

Seed 1.6 Flash or Mistral Nemo: which to pick

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding.

Pick Seed 1.6 Flash for a larger context window (262K against 131K tokens).

Model ASeed 1.6 FlashByteDance SeedNot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task Model BMistral NemoMistral AINot benchmarkedNo coding benchmarkNo cost per solved task

No benchmark has tested both yet. Seed 1.6 Flash has none yet; Mistral Nemo on Epoch Capabilities Index, MMLU and DTBench. 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 131K.
Listed by OpenRouter
Everyday cost
1K input + 500 output tokens
No call
Seed 1.6 Flash $0.0002, Mistral Nemo $0.0002 per turn.
List prices

At a glance

Coding index: Seed 1.6 Flash not benchmarked, Mistral Nemo 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 Mistral Nemo $0.15 per million output tokens, 2.0x apart.
Context window: Seed 1.6 Flash takes 262K tokens, Mistral Nemo 131K.

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.

IntelligenceDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Intelligence benchmarks for Seed 1.6 Flash and Mistral Nemo
Benchmark	Seed 1.6 Flash	Mistral Nemo	Leader
Epoch Capabilities Index	Not measured	118.7	Only Mistral Nemo measured
Neither model has a result on the other 1 board here

KnowledgeDirectional onlyPublic boards, shown as published, kept out of the index1 board measured

Knowledge benchmarks for Seed 1.6 Flash and Mistral Nemo
Benchmark	Seed 1.6 Flash	Mistral Nemo	Leader
MMLU	Not measured	65.3%	Only Mistral Nemo 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

General benchmarks for Seed 1.6 Flash and Mistral Nemo
Benchmark	Seed 1.6 Flash	Mistral Nemo	Leader
DTBench	Not measured	48.6%	Only Mistral Nemo 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$0.0002Fits in one request

Mistral Nemo$0.0002Fits in one request

Same cost

Repository review

50K input + 3K output tokens

Seed 1.6 Flash$0.0046Fits in one request

Mistral Nemo$0.0080Fits in one request

Seed 1.6 Flash costs less

Agent loop

200K input + 10K output tokens

Seed 1.6 Flash$0.018Fits in one request

Mistral Nemo$0.032Exceeds the context window

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.

Specifications of Seed 1.6 Flash and Mistral Nemo
Specification	ByteDance Seed Seed 1.6 Flash	Mistral Nemo
Maker	ByteDance Seed	Mistral AI
Weights	No public weights listed	Open weights
Released	December 23, 2025	July 19, 2024
Context window	262K	131K
Input $/Mtok	$0.075	$0.15
Output $/Mtok	$0.30	$0.15
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 Mistral Nemo for coding?

Neither model has a coding score yet, so the two cannot be ranked on coding. Pick Seed 1.6 Flash for a larger context window (262K against 131K tokens).

Which is cheaper, Seed 1.6 Flash or Mistral Nemo?

Seed 1.6 Flash costs $0.075 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens; Mistral Nemo costs $0.15 and $0.15. Cost per solved task is known for neither of them.

Which has the bigger context window, Seed 1.6 Flash or Mistral Nemo?

Seed 1.6 Flash, with 262K tokens against 131K.

Has any benchmark tested both Seed 1.6 Flash and Mistral Nemo?

No benchmark has tested both yet. Seed 1.6 Flash has none yet; Mistral Nemo on Epoch Capabilities Index, MMLU and DTBench. Compare them on price and context instead. Data as of October 22, 2026.