Seed 1.6 Flash pricing & benchmarks
Released Dec 23, 2025 · served by 1 provider
What Seed 1.6 Flash is
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 outputs of...
- Model ID:
bytedance-seed/seed-1.6-flash - Modality: text+image+video->text
- Tool calling: supported · Structured output: supported
Providers and prices for Seed 1.6 Flash
The same model costs different amounts depending on who serves it. Prices are per 1M tokens, cheapest first. Uptime and throughput are OpenRouter's rolling measurements, not vendor claims.
| Provider | Input | Output | Context | Quant | Uptime 24h | Throughput |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seedcheapest | $0.075 | $0.300 | 262K | fp8 | 100.0% | — |
FAQ
How much does the Seed 1.6 Flash API cost?
$0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.300 per 1M output tokens. A typical workload of 1M input + 300K output tokens costs about $0.17.
Is Seed 1.6 Flash free?
No. It is a paid model starting at $0.075 per 1M input tokens, though some providers offer trial credits.
Which provider is cheapest for Seed 1.6 Flash?
Seed at $0.075 input / $0.300 output per 1M tokens (fp8 quantization).
Can I self-host Seed 1.6 Flash?
No. Seed 1.6 Flash is closed-weight and only available through hosted APIs.