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Seed 1.6 Flash vs Seed-2.0-Mini
Both are ByteDance Seed models. Seed-2.0-Mini was added to OpenRouter on 2026-02-26, Seed 1.6 Flash on 2025-12-23.
| Field | Seed 1.6 Flash | Seed-2.0-Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | ByteDance Seed |
| Family | ByteDance Seed | ByteDance Seed |
| Province | Silvergrass Fields | Silvergrass Fields |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Maximum output | 33K tokens | 131K tokens |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.080 | $0.100 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.300 | $0.400 |
| Accepts | text, images, video | text, images, video |
| Produces | text | text |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| Tool use | Yes | Yes |
| Added to OpenRouter | 2025-12-23 | 2026-02-26 |
| Model ID | bytedance-seed/seed-1.6-flash | bytedance-seed/seed-2.0-mini |
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Seed 1.6 Flash or Seed-2.0-Mini?
Seed 1.6 Flash costs less for both input ($0.080 vs $0.100) and output ($0.300 vs $0.400) per million tokens. On input, Seed 1.6 Flash is 20% cheaper.
Which has the larger context window?
Both have a 262K-token context window.
What can one do that the other cannot?
Nothing among reasoning, tool use and image input: both support reasoning, tool use and image input.
Answers are computed from the 2026-10-24 catalog snapshot.