- Score
- 8.6 (+0.44 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
- $0.061 · 93.1% cheaper
- Response Time (avg)
- 7.51s · 89.7% faster
Bytedance Seed
Release: 2026-08-12
Tested on: 2026-10-01 04:08
bytedance-seed/seed-2.0-code::low
~200B total (~20B active)MoEClosedEstimated
Summary
Seed-2.0-Code scores 8.1 on AI BENCHY and ranks #130. It has 8.9 reliability, a 78.3% pass rate, $0.881 total cost, and 73.02s average response time.
What makes Seed-2.0-Code unique: It stands out most in Data parsing and extraction, where it ranks #1, while Instructions following is its weakest area at #14.
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Model facts
Researched on 2026-08-12
- Parameters
- ~200B total (~20B active)
- Architecture
- MoE
- Availability
- Closed
- License
- -
Best estimate from public evidence; the vendor did not disclose every value. ByteDance documents the API-only Code model, but does not disclose its architecture or parameter counts; estimate follows the Seed2 production tier.
8.1
Consistency
7.9
8.9
$0.881
Total Output Tokens
253,807
Total Input Tokens
237,604
Input Price
$0.500 / 1M
Output Price
$3.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price
N/A
Cache Write Price
N/A
Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.
Flaky tests
6
Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).
Hamster playing table tennis
Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.
#130 Seed-2.0-Code
low
Provider returned error
- Cost
- $0.000
- Time
- 0.3s
- Tokens
- 0 tok
Run history
| Tested on | Score | Reliability | Tests Correct | Total Cost | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 04:08 Re-test | 8.1 | 8.9 | $0.881 | Current run | |
| 2026-08-12 22:39 Initial run | 7.7 | 5.7 | $0.681 | Compare |
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Score | Consistency | Tests Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Anti-AI Tricks | 8.7 | 7.9 | |
| Coding | 7.0 | 7.1 | |
| Combined | 7.3 | 5.8 | |
| Data parsing and extraction | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Domain specific | 4.1 | 4.4 | |
| General Intelligence | 6.5 | 3.4 | |
| Instructions following | 9.8 | 10.0 | |
| Puzzle Solving | 9.9 | 10.0 | |
| Tool Calling | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Trivia | 3.0 | 10.0 |