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ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Lite vs Inception: Mercury 2

Summary

Seed-2.0-Lite vs Mercury 2 benchmark comparison: Mercury 2 leads on average score with 6.6 vs 5.8. Seed-2.0-Lite has the lower benchmark cost at $0.019 vs $0.058. Mercury 2 is faster at 2.24s vs 2.49s, with pass rates of 46.0% vs 54.0%.

Recommended model: Seed-2.0-Lite - It offers the best overall trade-off: a competitive score (5.8), lower cost than Mercury 2, and balanced response time.

Last updated at: 2026-06-10

Metric Seed-2.0-Lite Seed-2.0-Lite none Release: 2026-02-14 Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24
Score 5.8 6.6
Rank #111 #82
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.4 8.8
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 46.0% 54.0%
Flaky tests 4 3
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 0.228 0.578
Total Cost $0.019 $0.058
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $2.000 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 46,573 35,116
Output Tokens 3,259 4,048
Reasoning Tokens 0 61,219
Response Time (avg) 2.49s 2.24s
Response Time (max) 6.70s 14.63s
Response Time (total) 52.26s 44.72s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#111 Seed-2.0-Lite

none
Cost
$0.005
Time
83.8s
Tokens
2,311 tok

#82 Mercury 2

medium
Cost
$0.002
Time
2.1s
Tokens
1,702 tok

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Category Breakdown

Anti-AI Tricks Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite 3.0 5.9 16.7% 2 2.43s 894 709 0
Mercury 2 6.9 9.9 50.0% 0 1.12s 554 2,546 2,609
Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite 5.6 10.0 33.3% 0 2.83s 8,215 410 0
Mercury 2 8.2 7.7 77.8% 1 2.04s 7,065 296 11,328
Combined Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 6.59s 16,215 498 0
Mercury 2 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.28s 12,909 268 4,887
Data parsing and extraction Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.82s 8,538 246 0
Mercury 2 7.3 5.9 83.3% 1 1.11s 6,234 183 1,656
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite 3.6 7.2 22.2% 1 1.33s 939 17 0
Mercury 2 2.9 7.2 11.1% 1 6.48s 695 41 30,754
General Intelligence Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.45s 570 294 0
Mercury 2 4.8 10.0 0.0% 0 821ms 456 137 542
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.06s 810 73 0
Mercury 2 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.07s 340 14 958
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 2.78s 858 709 0
Mercury 2 5.4 10.0 33.3% 0 949ms 601 361 2,781
Tool Calling Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 3.94s 9,270 292 0
Mercury 2 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.89s 6,080 180 1,956
Trivia Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed-2.0-Lite 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 1.96s 264 11 0
Mercury 2 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 2.58s 182 22 3,748

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