Model comparison
Seed 1.6 vs Seed 1.6 Flash
Compare Seed 1.6 and Seed 1.6 Flash: input/output $/Mtoken, context window, modalities, and license. OpenRouter-synced pricing.
Bytedance Seed
Seed 1.6
Seed 1.6 is a general-purpose model released by the ByteDance Seed team. It incorporates multimodal capabilities and adaptive deep thinking with a 256K context window.
Bytedance Seed
Seed 1.6 Flash
Seed 1.6 Flash is an ultra-fast multimodal deep thinking model by ByteDance Seed, supporting both text and visual understanding. It features a 256k context window and can generate
| Metric | Seed 1.6 | Seed 1.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Bytedance Seed | Bytedance Seed |
| Context window | 262,144 | 262,144 |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.250 | $0.075 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.00 | $0.300 |
| Modalities | vision, text, video | vision, text, video |
| License | closed | closed |
Quick take
On input price, Seed 1.6 Flash is cheaper at $0.075/Mtok. For context window, Seed 1.6 leads with 262,144 tokens.
Pick based on your workload: high-volume cheap inference vs long-document / agent loops. Enterprise DNA can wire either model into Omni with evals, secrets, and job orchestration.