Model Cost Profile

ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash

Developer: bytedance-seed

Pricing updated Mar 11, 2026

Input rank: #69Output rank: #84

Live Pricing

Input: $0.0750

Output: $0.3000

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Pricing via OpenRouter API · Last synced Mar 11, 2026

ByteDance Seed 1.6 Flash offers a substantial context window of 262,144 tokens, making it suitable for applications requiring extensive text analysis, such as summarization and long-form content generation. Teams utilizing this API model will find the input cost at $0.07 per 1 million tokens and output at $0.30 per 1 million tokens, allowing for budget-friendly scalability in projects with high token usage. This model is particularly advantageous for enterprises needing to process large datasets or maintain conversational context over extended interactions.

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Context Window

262,144

Tokens

Input Price / 1M

$0.0750

Prompt tokens

Output Price / 1M

$0.3000

Completion tokens

Intelligence (MMLU)

Benchmark Pending

Massive Multitask Language Understanding

Side-by-Side Pricing Table

Usage Type	Price / 1M Tokens
Input (Prompt)	$0.0750
Output (Completion)	$0.3000

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Price History

ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash Pricing Trend

Input / 1M tokens0.0%Output / 1M tokens0.0%

Mar 7 — Mar 11

Current Input / 1M

$0.0750

Current Output / 1M

$0.3000

Cost Calculator

Estimate monthly spend for ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash based on your workload.

Input tokens / month

01.0B

Output tokens / month

0500M

Estimated Monthly Cost

$5.48

25M input + 12M output tokens

Same Workload on Other Models

Arcee AI: Trinity Large Preview (free)$0.00−$5.48 Arcee AI: Trinity Mini (free)$0.00−$5.48 Google: Gemma 3 12B (free)$0.00−$5.48 Google: Gemma 3 27B (free)$0.00−$5.48

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FAQ

Common pricing and benchmark questions for ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash.

How much does ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash cost per 1M input tokens?

ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash input pricing is $0.0750 per 1M tokens based on the latest synced provider data.

How much does ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash cost per 1M output tokens?

ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash output pricing is $0.3000 per 1M tokens based on the latest synced provider data.

What context window does ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash support?

ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash supports a context window of 262,144 tokens.

How can I compare ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash with cheaper alternatives?

Use the comparison links on this page to open direct model-vs-model pricing and benchmark pages, then evaluate monthly spend projections for your workload.