ByteDance SeedSeed-2.0-Lite pricing
$0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.27¢ per chat answer and 0.76¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Seed-2.0-Lite 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 | 0.27¢$2.74 / 1,000 | 39 in · 512 out · 854 reasoning | 182 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.71¢$7.13 / 1,000 | 249 in · 587 out · 2,946 reasoning | 289 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 1.5¢$15.47 / 1,000 | 53 in · 2,023 out · 5,705 reasoning | 215 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.62¢$6.19 / 1,000 | 279 in · 832 out · 2,230 reasoning | 171 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 2.5¢$24.54 / 1,000 | 1,322 in · 1,291 out · 10,816 reasoning | 259 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.84¢$8.43 / 1,000 | 716 in · 843 out · 3,281 reasoning | 253 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.76¢$7.61 / 1,000 | 13,113 in · 148 out · 2,019 reasoning | 164 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.54¢$5.37 / 1,000 | 366 in · 854 out · 1,784 reasoning | 232 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | 2.2¢$22.39 / 1,000 | 4,681 in · 4,438 out · 6,174 reasoning | 174 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.73¢$7.30 / 1,000 | 3,698 in · 205 out · 2,981 reasoning | 211 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 1.5¢$15.07 / 1,000 | 1,249 in · 815 out · 6,565 reasoning | 233 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 1.9¢$19.31 / 1,000 | 4,567 in · 1,563 out · 7,522 reasoning | 203 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.63¢$6.33 / 1,000 | 118 in · 501 out · 2,647 reasoning | 243 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | 86¢$860 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 132,350 reasoning | 228 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Seed-2.0-Lite 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 Mar 17, 2026 at $0.25 input / $2.00 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Seed-2.0-Lite cost?
Seed-2.0-Lite 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 0.27¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.76¢.
Where is Seed-2.0-Lite cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Seed: $0.25 input and $2.00 output per 1M tokens.
Does Seed-2.0-Lite 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-Lite cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Seed-2.0-Lite was not run directly. Tokens come from Mistral Large 4 and are rescaled by the tokenizer of ByteDance Seed. Real usage can differ.