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Seed 2.1 Turbo (low) vs GPT-5.5 (medium)

Seed 2.1 Turbo (low) leads on average score with 9.1 vs 9.0. Seed 2.1 Turbo (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.546 vs $4.163. GPT-5.5 (medium) is faster at 38.97s vs 163.90s, with pass rates of 80.3% vs 87.9%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-24

Compared models

Rank
#28
Total Output Tokens
597,236
Response Time (avg)
163.90s
Total Cost
$1.546
Rank
#33
Total Output Tokens
125,316
Response Time (avg)
38.97s
Total Cost
$4.163
Recommended model Seed 2.1 Turbo (low)

It has the best score here (9.1), while costing about 2.7x less than GPT-5.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Seed 2.1 Turbo Seed 2.1 Turbo low Release: 2026-08-12 GPT-5.5 GPT-5.5 medium Release: 2026-04-24
Score 9.1 9.0
Rank #28 #33
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 8.9
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 80.3% 87.9%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 9.091 23.127
Total Cost $1.546 $4.163
Input Price $0.500 / 1M $5.000 / 1M
Output Price $2.500 / 1M $30.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 104,464 80,668
Output Tokens 6,844 5,617
Reasoning Tokens 590,392 119,699
Response Time (avg) 163.90s 38.97s
Response Time (max) 739.98s 332.10s
Response Time (total) 3605.87s 857.43s
Parameters ~200B total (~20B active) ~1.5T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#28 Seed 2.1 Turbo

low
Cost
$0.049
Time
298.8s
Tokens
19,730 tok

#33 GPT-5.5

medium
Cost
$0.112
Time
71.9s
Tokens
3,807 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Seed 2.1 Turbo 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 360.85s 8,220 385 207,368
GPT-5.5 8.8 7.8 88.9% 1 59.77s 7,305 362 24,959

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