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Seed 1.6API
Seed 1.6 is a general-purpose model released by the ByteDance Seed team.
Prices update automatically — checked daily against provider list prices.
- $0.69 per 1M tokens, assuming 3 input for 1 output the convention used by Artificial Analysis
- cheaper than 78% of the 192 commercial models tracked here
- 4 of 6 ByteDance Seed models tracked here, from cheapest
Benchmarks
Artificial Analysis measures 273 of the 383 models tracked here — this one is not yet covered. The pricing position above is measured across the full catalog and does not depend on benchmarks.
About this model
Seed 1.6 is a commercial AI model by ByteDance Seed. The specifications below are tracked automatically: pricing is refreshed daily from public list prices, so the numbers on this page reflect the current cost of using the model through its API.
Frequently asked questions
What is Seed 1.6?
Seed 1.6 is an AI language model from ByteDance Seed. It is a proprietary model, available through an API.
Is Seed 1.6 free?
Seed 1.6 is not free: it costs $0.25 per million input tokens and $2 per million output tokens. Open-weight alternatives can be self-hosted at no per-token cost.