- Score
- 9.4 (+3.92 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
- $0.183 · 28.8% cheaper
- Response Time (avg)
- 6.24s · 64.3% faster
Bytedance Seed
Release: 2026-08-12
Tested on: 2026-10-01 04:07
bytedance-seed/seed-2.0-code::none
~200B total (~20B active)MoEClosedEstimated
Summary
Seed-2.0-Code scores 5.4 on AI BENCHY and ranks #354. It has 9.0 reliability, a 37.7% pass rate, $0.257 total cost, and 17.51s average response time.
What makes Seed-2.0-Code unique: It stands out most in Agentic, where it ranks #1, while Anti-AI Tricks is its weakest area at #13.
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- Score
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- Total Cost (Current Price)
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- Response Time (avg)
- 7.51s · 57.1% faster
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- 8.3 (+2.83 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
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- Response Time (avg)
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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.
5.4
Consistency
7.9
9.0
$0.257
Total Output Tokens
32,069
Total Input Tokens
319,668
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.
#354 Seed-2.0-Code
none- Cost
- $0.030
- Time
- 140.6s
- Tokens
- 9,924 tok
Run history
| Tested on | Score | Reliability | Tests Correct | Total Cost | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 04:07 Re-test | 5.4 | 9.0 | $0.257 | Current run | |
| 2026-08-12 22:36 Initial run | 5.3 | 6.7 | $0.151 | Compare |
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Score | Consistency | Tests Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 6.1 | 3.1 | |
| Anti-AI Tricks | 3.0 | 5.9 | |
| Coding | 3.6 | 9.8 | |
| Combined | 3.0 | 10.0 | |
| Data parsing and extraction | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Domain specific | 3.5 | 4.4 | |
| General Intelligence | 5.0 | 10.0 | |
| Instructions following | 6.2 | 5.8 | |
| Puzzle Solving | 7.7 | 10.0 | |
| Tool Calling | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Trivia | 3.0 | 10.0 |