by Bytedance Seed

ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini.

multimodal open weights 262K ctx
Cheapest input
$0.1/M
on DeepInfra
Cheapest output
$0.4/M
on DeepInfra
Fastest
30 tok/s
on OpenRouter
Hosted equiv.
~$0.14/hr
@ 100 tok/s on DeepInfra

Seed-2.0-mini targets latency-sensitive, high-concurrency, and cost-sensitive scenarios, emphasizing fast response and flexible inference deployment. It delivers performance comparable to ByteDance-Seed-1.6, supports 256

Where to use it

Cheapest hosted endpoints.

Provider Access $/M in $/M out
DeepInfra hosted inference $0.1 $0.4 Launch ↗
OpenRouter api aggregator $0.1 $0.4 Launch ↗
Performance

Speed across providers.

Tokens/sec and time-to-first-token measured against the same prompt template on each provider's API.

Provider Tokens/sec TTFT Total
OpenRouter 30.1 116844 ms 120424 ms
FAQ

Frequently asked.

How do I run ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini?
ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini is open-weight, so you can self-host on rented GPUs. See the Run It Yourself tab for GPU configurations + cost estimates, or use one of the hosted inference providers listed on this page.
Where can I access ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini?
ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini is available via DeepInfra, OpenRouter. Each access option lists its own pricing (per million tokens or hourly hosting).
How much does it cost to run ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini?
API pricing starts at $0.1/M input tokens and $0.4/M output tokens. Self-hosting cost depends on the GPU you rent — see the Run It Yourself tab.
Is ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini open-source or proprietary?
ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini is open-weight under the license. You can download and self-host it.