ByteDance SeedSeed-2.0-Code pricing
$0.50 per 1M input tokens and $3.00 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.41¢ per chat answer and 1.3¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Seed-2.0-Code costs per task
Token counts estimated from a measured model of the same lab (Mistral Large 4), rescaled by tokenizer. Reasoning tokens are billed as output.
| Task | Cost | Tokens used | Price rank | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Answer a chat question | 0.41¢$4.12 / 1,000 | 39 in · 512 out · 854 reasoning | 215 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 1.1¢$10.72 / 1,000 | 249 in · 587 out · 2,946 reasoning | 309 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 2.3¢$23.21 / 1,000 | 53 in · 2,023 out · 5,705 reasoning | 257 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.93¢$9.33 / 1,000 | 279 in · 832 out · 2,230 reasoning | 202 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 3.7¢$36.98 / 1,000 | 1,322 in · 1,291 out · 10,816 reasoning | 284 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 1.3¢$12.73 / 1,000 | 716 in · 843 out · 3,281 reasoning | 281 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 1.3¢$13.06 / 1,000 | 13,113 in · 148 out · 2,019 reasoning | 212 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.81¢$8.10 / 1,000 | 366 in · 854 out · 1,784 reasoning | 268 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 3.4¢$34.18 / 1,000 | 4,681 in · 4,438 out · 6,174 reasoning | 200 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 1.1¢$11.41 / 1,000 | 3,698 in · 205 out · 2,981 reasoning | 247 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 2.3¢$22.76 / 1,000 | 1,249 in · 815 out · 6,565 reasoning | 269 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 3.0¢$29.54 / 1,000 | 4,567 in · 1,563 out · 7,522 reasoning | 222 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.95¢$9.50 / 1,000 | 118 in · 501 out · 2,647 reasoning | 272 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $1.57$1,572 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 132,350 reasoning | 268 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Seed-2.0-Code through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Seedfp8 | $0.50 / $3.00 | - | 262K |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Aug 14, 2026 at $0.50 input / $3.00 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Seed-2.0-Code cost?
Seed-2.0-Code costs $0.50 per 1 million input tokens and $3.00 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.41¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 1.3¢.
Where is Seed-2.0-Code cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Seed: $0.50 input and $3.00 output per 1M tokens.
Does Seed-2.0-Code charge for reasoning tokens?
Yes. Reasoning (thinking) tokens are billed as output tokens. That is why the cost per task can be much higher than the visible answer suggests - our task costs include them.
Is the Seed-2.0-Code cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Seed-2.0-Code was not run directly. Tokens come from Mistral Large 4 and are rescaled by the tokenizer of ByteDance Seed. Real usage can differ.