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Seed 1.6API
Seed 1.6 (ByteDance Seed): live API pricing, context window and the best open-source alternatives, tracked daily by olud.ai.
Context window
262K
tokens
Input price
$0.25
per M tokens
Output price
$2
per M tokens
Provider
ByteDance Seed
Prices update automatically — checked hourly against provider list prices.
About this model
Seed 1.6 is a commercial AI model by ByteDance Seed. The specifications below are tracked automatically: pricing is refreshed hourly 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.