ByteDance SeedSeed 1.6 pricing
$0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.19¢ per chat answer and 0.47¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Seed 1.6 costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (MiniMax M3), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.19¢$1.92 / 1,000 | 208 in · 454 out · 482 reasoning | 155 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.10¢$1.01 / 1,000 | 424 in · 264 out · 187 reasoning | 171 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.45¢$4.55 / 1,000 | 222 in · 1,804 out · 442 reasoning | 119 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.34¢$3.35 / 1,000 | 448 in · 1,089 out · 531 reasoning | 113 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 1.2¢$11.90 / 1,000 | 1,498 in · 1,227 out · 4,535 reasoning | 193 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.24¢$2.38 / 1,000 | 888 in · 662 out · 416 reasoning | 166 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.47¢$4.71 / 1,000 | 13,121 in · 469 out · 246 reasoning | 121 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.19¢$1.86 / 1,000 | 545 in · 572 out · 289 reasoning | 149 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥3.3¢$33.26 / 1,000 | 5,024 in · 155 out · 15,847 reasoning | 196 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.35¢$3.51 / 1,000 | 3,837 in · 836 out · 437 reasoning | 140 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.42¢$4.23 / 1,000 | 1,448 in · 448 out · 1,485 reasoning | 130 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 0.65¢$6.47 / 1,000 | 4,843 in · 2,632 out | 103 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.15¢$1.50 / 1,000 | 276 in · 714 out | 133 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 61¢$614 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 9,350 reasoning | 188 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Seed 1.6 through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Seedfp8 | $0.25 / $2.00 | - | 262K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Dec 28, 2025 at $0.25 input / $2.00 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Seed 1.6 cost?
Seed 1.6 costs $0.25 per 1 million input tokens and $2.00 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.19¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.47¢.
Where is Seed 1.6 cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Seed: $0.25 input and $2.00 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Seed 1.6 cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Seed 1.6 was not run directly. Tokens come from MiniMax M3 and are rescaled by the tokenizer of ByteDance Seed. Real usage can differ.