Seed-2.0-Mini

Bytedance Seed chatreasoningtool_usevideovision Long

API ID: bytedance-seed/seed-2.0-mini-20260224

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Input Price
$0.10
/1M tokens
Output Price
$0.40
/1M tokens

About Seed-2.0-Mini

Seed is ByteDance's language model series, developed by the team behind TikTok and Douyin. The models deliver strong performance on general language tasks with particular strength in content generation and creative applications. Seed features efficient architecture suitable for high-volume deployment. The series includes flash variants optimized for speed. For applications requiring capable AI from a leading Chinese tech company, Seed offers reliable performance with content-focused strengths.

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Price Ranking
#731 lowest price among 1240 Chat models

Model Specifications

Context Length
262k
Max Output
131k
Release Date
2026-02-26
Capabilities
chat reasoning tool_use video vision
Input Modalities
textimagevideo
Output Modalities
text

Best For

  • Complex reasoning, math problems, multi-step logic
  • Image analysis, document understanding, visual Q&A
  • Conversations, content writing, general assistance

Consider Alternatives For

  • Simple Q&A (cheaper models available)

💰 Real-World Cost Examples

Estimated monthly costs for common use cases

Personal AI Assistant
$0.17
/month
50 conversations/day, ~500 tokens each
Customer Service Bot
$5.10
/month
1000 tickets/day, ~800 tokens each
Data Analysis Pipeline
$7.05
/month
500 analyses/day, ~2k tokens each
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Bytedance Seed Model Lineup

Compare all models from Bytedance Seed to find the best fit

Model Input Output Context Capabilities
Seed-2.0-Mini Current $0.10 $0.40 262k chat reasoning tool_use video vision
Seed 1.6 Flash $0.07 $0.30 262k chat reasoning tool_use
Seed 1.6 Flash $0.07 $0.30 262k chat reasoning tool_use
Seed 1.6 $0.25 $2.00 262k chat reasoning tool_use
Seed 1.6 $0.25 $2.00 262k chat reasoning tool_use
Seed-2.0-Lite $0.25 $2.00 262k chat reasoning tool_use
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🚀 Quick Start

Get started with Seed-2.0-Mini API

OpenAI-compatible SDK 
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.provider.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="bytedance-seed/seed-2.0-mini-20260224",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}
    ]
)
print(response.choices[0].message.content)

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