Seed 1.6 pricing & price history
Seed 1.6 by ByteDance Seed costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens, with a 262K token context window.
Price history
No price changes since tracking began on 2026-09-24. We check hourly.
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About 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.
FAQ
How much does Seed 1.6 cost?
Seed 1.6 by ByteDance Seed costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens, with a 262K token context window. A typical request with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens costs about $0.0015.
What is the context window of Seed 1.6?
Seed 1.6 supports up to 262,144 tokens of context and up to 32,768 output tokens per request.
Has Seed 1.6’s price changed?
No price changes recorded since ModelBank started tracking it on 2026-09-24.
Is Seed 1.6 being deprecated?
Yes — Seed 1.6 is scheduled to be retired on 2026-11-11. Consider migrating to one of the alternatives on this page.
What are cheaper alternatives to Seed 1.6?
Cheaper options include Ministral 3 8B 2512 ($0.15/$0.15), Llama 4 Scout ($0.10/$0.30), MiMo-V2.6-Flash ($0.14/$0.28), Llama Guard 4 12B ($0.18/$0.18).