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Seed 2.1 Turbo (low) vs Qwen3.8 MAX (medium)

Seed 2.1 Turbo (low) leads on average score with 9.3 vs 9.2. Qwen3.8 MAX (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $1.181 vs $1.645. Qwen3.8 MAX (medium) is faster at 27.34s vs 161.25s, with pass rates of 81.2% vs 81.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-11-10

Compared models

Rank
#35
Total Output Tokens
609,333
Response Time (avg)
161.25s
Total Cost
$1.645
Rank
#42
Total Output Tokens
104,596
Response Time (avg)
27.34s
Total Cost
$1.181
Recommended model Qwen3.8 MAX (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (9.2 vs 9.3), while responding about 5.9x faster than Seed 2.1 Turbo (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Seed 2.1 Turbo Seed 2.1 Turbo low Release: 2026-08-12 Qwen3.8 MAX Qwen3.8 MAX medium Release: 2026-08-04
Score 9.3 9.2
Rank #35 #42
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.3 9.7
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 81.2% 81.2%
Flaky tests 2 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 9.135 5.266
Total Cost $1.645 $1.181
Input Price $0.500 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $2.500 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price N/A N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 241,855 276,512
Output Tokens 8,387 8,152
Reasoning Tokens 600,946 96,444
Response Time (avg) 161.25s 27.34s
Response Time (max) 739.98s 126.60s
Response Time (total) 3708.70s 628.75s
Parameters ~200B total (~20B active) 2.4T total (~100B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#35 Seed 2.1 Turbo

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

#42 Qwen3.8 MAX

medium
Cost
$0.028
Time
71.9s
Tokens
4,750 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
Qwen3.8 MAX 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 41.35s 7,893 430 23,804

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