ByteDance SeedSeed 1.6 Flash pricing
$0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.05¢ per chat answer and 0.18¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Seed 1.6 Flash costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Qwen3.8 Flash), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.05¢$0.49 / 1,000 | 88 in · 689 out · 909 reasoning | 59 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.02¢$0.23 / 1,000 | 326 in · 98 out · 587 reasoning | 61 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | ≥0.48¢$4.81 / 1,000 | 104 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 127 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | ≥0.48¢$4.83 / 1,000 | 345 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 149 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 0.05¢$0.49 / 1,000 | 1,386 in · 1,166 out · 136 reasoning | 36 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.06¢$0.61 / 1,000 | 777 in · 671 out · 1,159 reasoning | 69 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.18¢$1.78 / 1,000 | 13,119 in · 501 out · 2,141 reasoning | 60 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.07¢$0.69 / 1,000 | 501 in · 561 out · 1,617 reasoning | 75 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥0.53¢$5.28 / 1,000 | 6,357 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 71 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.11¢$1.15 / 1,000 | 3,751 in · 974 out · 1,912 reasoning | 68 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.26¢$2.63 / 1,000 | 1,463 in · 534 out · 7,879 reasoning | 96 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | ≥0.52¢$5.17 / 1,000 | 4,874 in · 0 out · 16,000 reasoning | 90 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.08¢$0.80 / 1,000 | 177 in · 405 out · 2,225 reasoning | 82 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 20¢$198 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 80,850 reasoning | 99 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Seed 1.6 Flash through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Seedfp8 | $0.075 / $0.30 | - | 262K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Dec 28, 2025 at $0.075 input / $0.30 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Seed 1.6 Flash cost?
Seed 1.6 Flash costs $0.075 per 1 million input tokens and $0.30 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.05¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.18¢.
Where is Seed 1.6 Flash cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Seed: $0.075 input and $0.30 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Seed 1.6 Flash cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Seed 1.6 Flash was not run directly. Tokens come from Qwen3.8 Flash and are rescaled by the tokenizer of ByteDance Seed. Real usage can differ.