- Score
- 8.6 (+0.41 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
- $0.061 · 77.6% cheaper
- Response Time (avg)
- 7.51s · 84.6% faster
Bytedance Seed
Release: 2026-02-14
Tested on: 2026-10-01 02:42
bytedance-seed/seed-2.0-lite::medium
~200B total (~20B active)MoEClosedEstimated
(medium)
(none)
Summary
Seed-2.0-Lite scores 8.2 on AI BENCHY and ranks #106. It has 10.0 reliability, a 71.0% pass rate, $0.271 total cost, and 48.87s average response time.
Recommended alternatives
We recommend choosing one of these models instead:
- Score
- 9.4 (+1.20 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
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- Response Time (avg)
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- 8.3 (+0.10 points)
- Total Cost (Current Price)
- $0.047 · 82.6% cheaper
- Response Time (avg)
- 18.07s · 63.0% faster
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. Seed2 tiers are public, but their parameter counts are not.
8.2
Consistency
8.7
10.0
$0.271
Total Output Tokens
106,419
Total Input Tokens
229,530
Input Price
$0.250 / 1M
Output Price
$2.000 / 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
4
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.
#106 Seed-2.0-Lite
medium- Cost
- $0.005
- Time
- 86.7s
- Tokens
- 2,354 tok
Run history
| Tested on | Score | Reliability | Tests Correct | Total Cost | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 02:42 Re-test | 8.2 | 10.0 | $0.271 | Current run | |
| 2026-07-16 23:12 New test added | 7.9 | 10.0 | $0.234 | Compare | |
| 2026-06-04 14:30 New test added | 8.2 | 10.0 | $0.175 | Compare | |
| 2026-05-22 00:37 Re-test | 8.1 | 10.0 | $0.153 | Compare | |
| 2026-04-11 01:44 First recorded run | 8.6 | N/A | $0.121 | Compare |
This run used a different benchmark suite. Keep suite changes in mind when reading historical movement.
Run comparison
| Run | Benchmark coverage | Score | Consistency | Reliability | Tests Correct | Flaky tests | Total Output Tokens | Total Input Tokens | Total Cost | Response Time (avg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 02:42 · Current run | 69/69 attempts | 8.2 | 8.7 | 10.0 | 14/23 | 4 | 106,419 | 229,530 | $0.271 | 48.87s |
| 2026-04-11 01:44 · First recorded run | 54/54 attempts | 8.6 | 8.8 | N/A | 13/18 | 3 | 55,299 | 0 | $0.121 | 30.37s |
| Difference | — | -0.4 | -0.1 | +1 | +1 | +51120 | +229530 | +$0.150 | +18492ms |
Benchmark coverage differs: 69/69 attempts (Target: 3 repeats per test) versus 54/54 attempts (Target: 3 repeats per test). Totals and repeat-sensitive metrics are not directly comparable.
These two runs used different benchmark suites, so the deltas reflect both model changes and suite changes.
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Category Breakdown
| Category | Score | Consistency | Tests Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agentic | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Anti-AI Tricks | 8.3 | 10.0 | |
| Coding | 8.0 | 9.8 | |
| Combined | 6.4 | 5.8 | |
| Data parsing and extraction | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Domain specific | 3.6 | 7.2 | |
| General Intelligence | 6.7 | 3.6 | |
| Instructions following | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Puzzle Solving | 9.0 | 7.9 | |
| Tool Calling | 10.0 | 10.0 | |
| Trivia | 3.0 | 10.0 |