Model comparison
Seed 1.6 vs Seed-2.0-Lite
Compare Seed 1.6 and Seed-2.0-Lite: 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-2.0-Lite
Seed-2.0-Lite is a versatile, cost‑efficient enterprise workhorse that delivers strong multimodal and agent capabilities while offering noticeably lower latency, making it a practi
| Metric | Seed 1.6 | Seed-2.0-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Bytedance Seed | Bytedance Seed |
| Context window | 262,144 | 262,144 |
| Input $/Mtok | $0.250 | $0.250 |
| Output $/Mtok | $2.00 | $2.00 |
| Modalities | vision, text, video | text, vision, video |
| License | closed | closed |
Quick take
On input price, Seed 1.6 is cheaper at $0.250/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.