ByteDance Seed API pricing
As of October 22, 2026, the ByteDance Seed API prices run from $0.30 to $3.00 per million output tokens across 6 models, as listed on OpenRouter. Seed 1.6 Flash is the cheapest paid model at $0.075 input and $0.30 output per million tokens, and Seed-2.0-Code the most expensive at $0.50 input and $3.00 output.
None of the 6 models from ByteDance Seed has a benchmark score yet, so none is ranked. No ByteDance Seed model has a published run cost in the sources we read, so cost per solved task shows No run cost rather than an estimate.
| Model | Input $/Mtok | Output $/Mtok | Context | Evidence | Index | Cost per solved task |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed 2.1 Turbo | $0.50 | $2.50 | 262K | Not benchmarked | No run cost | |
| Seed-2.0-Code | $0.50 | $3.00 | 262K | Not benchmarked | No run cost | |
| Seed-2.0-Lite | $0.25 | $2.00 | 262K | Not benchmarked | No run cost | |
| Seed-2.0-Mini | $0.10 | $0.40 | 262K | Not benchmarked | No run cost | |
| Seed 1.6 | $0.25 | $2.00 | 262K | Not benchmarked | No run cost | |
| Seed 1.6 Flash | $0.075 | $0.30 | 262K | Not benchmarked | No run cost |
Price changes
No change in a maker's own API price recorded yet. We read prices daily from OpenRouter (since October 15, 2026) and list a change only when the maker's own price moves between two of our snapshots.