ByteDance SeedSeed 2.1 Turbo pricing
$0.50 per 1M input tokens and $2.50 per 1M output tokens. In real work that is 0.24¢ per chat answer and 0.83¢ to summarize a 20-page PDF.
What Seed 2.1 Turbo 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 | 0.24¢$2.44 / 1,000 | 208 in · 454 out · 482 reasoning | 172 of 336 | estimated |
| Reply to a customer email | 0.13¢$1.34 / 1,000 | 424 in · 264 out · 187 reasoning | 190 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a 1,500-word blog post | 0.57¢$5.73 / 1,000 | 222 in · 1,804 out · 442 reasoning | 144 of 336 | estimated |
| Write 10 product descriptions | 0.43¢$4.27 / 1,000 | 448 in · 1,089 out · 531 reasoning | 130 of 336 | estimated |
| Translate 1,000 words | 1.5¢$15.15 / 1,000 | 1,498 in · 1,227 out · 4,535 reasoning | 217 of 336 | estimated |
| Proofread one page (500 words) | 0.31¢$3.14 / 1,000 | 888 in · 662 out · 416 reasoning | 188 of 336 | estimated |
| Summarize a 20-page PDF | 0.83¢$8.35 / 1,000 | 13,121 in · 469 out · 246 reasoning | 167 of 336 | estimated |
| Extract data from an invoice | 0.24¢$2.43 / 1,000 | 545 in · 572 out · 289 reasoning | 176 of 336 | estimated |
| Analyze a 200-row spreadsheet | ≥4.3¢$42.52 / 1,000 | 5,024 in · 155 out · 15,847 reasoning | 228 of 336 | estimated |
| Answer from 5 retrieved documents (RAG) | 0.51¢$5.10 / 1,000 | 3,837 in · 836 out · 437 reasoning | 173 of 336 | estimated |
| Classify 100 support tickets | 0.56¢$5.56 / 1,000 | 1,448 in · 448 out · 1,485 reasoning | 152 of 336 | estimated |
| Review 500 lines of code | 0.90¢$9.00 / 1,000 | 4,843 in · 2,632 out | 140 of 336 | estimated |
| Write a SQL query | 0.19¢$1.92 / 1,000 | 276 in · 714 out | 152 of 336 | estimated |
| Run a 50-step coding agent | $1.19$1,191 / 1,000 | 2,259,875 in · 15,150 out · 9,350 reasoning | 244 of 336 | modeled |
Price at every provider
List prices per 1M tokens (input / output) at each host serving Seed 2.1 Turbo through OpenRouter today. Hosts can differ in quantization, context and speed.
| Provider | Input / output | Cached input | Context | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S Seedfp8 | $0.50 / $2.50 | - | 262K | 100% |
Price history
First seen in our price history on Aug 14, 2026 at $0.50 input / $2.50 output. The list price has not changed since.
FAQ
How much does Seed 2.1 Turbo cost?
Seed 2.1 Turbo costs $0.50 per 1 million input tokens and $2.50 per 1 million output tokens (list price on Oct 18, 2026). In practice one chat answer costs about 0.24¢ and summarizing a 20-page PDF about 0.83¢.
Where is Seed 2.1 Turbo cheapest?
Among 1 providers we track, the lowest list price today is at Seed: $0.50 input and $2.50 output per 1M tokens.
Is the Seed 2.1 Turbo cost per task measured or estimated?
Estimated: Seed 2.1 Turbo was not run directly. Tokens come from MiniMax M3 and are rescaled by the tokenizer of ByteDance Seed. Real usage can differ.