Seed 1.6 pricing & benchmarks
Released Dec 23, 2025 · served by 1 provider
What Seed 1.6 is
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.
- Model ID:
bytedance-seed/seed-1.6 - Modality: text+image+video->text
- Tool calling: supported · Structured output: supported
Providers and prices for Seed 1.6
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 | $0.250 | $2.00 | 262K | fp8 | 100.0% | — |
FAQ
How much does the Seed 1.6 API cost?
$0.250 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens. A typical workload of 1M input + 300K output tokens costs about $0.85.
Is Seed 1.6 free?
No. It is a paid model starting at $0.250 per 1M input tokens, though some providers offer trial credits.
Which provider is cheapest for Seed 1.6?
Seed at $0.250 input / $2.00 output per 1M tokens (fp8 quantization).
Can I self-host Seed 1.6?
No. Seed 1.6 is closed-weight and only available through hosted APIs.