Seed-2.0-Mini
$0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens · 262K context · vision, tools, reasoning, JSON.
Prices checked Oct 21, 2026 · tracked by LLM Cost Index since Oct 21, 2026
What Seed-2.0-Mini costs per month
Estimated monthly bill for typical workloads. Try your own numbers in the cost calculator.
| Workload | Per month |
|---|---|
| Customer chatbot 1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each | $69.60 |
| Document Q&A (RAG) 500 questions a day over retrieved documents | $12.00 |
| Coding / tool-using agent 200 tasks a day, long tool-heavy contexts | $45.60 |
| Content generation 30 long articles a day | $1.17 |
| Classification / extraction 100,000 short items a day | $108 |
Prompts above 128K tokens are billed at $0.20 input / $0.80 output per 1M.
Price history
We started tracking Seed-2.0-Mini on Oct 21, 2026; the chart appears as soon as there is a second data point. See all recent price changes.
Cheaper alternatives to Seed-2.0-Mini
Models with the same tool calling, image input, structured output for at least 20% less (3:1 input/output mix), most capable first.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Capabilities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Flash Z.ai | $0.041 | $0.12 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek | $0.049 | $0.375 | 1.05M | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Ling 3.0 Flash VL inclusionAI | $0.06 | $0.18 | 131K | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| Qwen3.5-9B Qwen | $0.08 | $0.13 | 262K | visiontoolsreasoningJSONopen weights |
| GPT-5 Nano OpenAI | $0.05 | $0.40 | 400K | visiontoolsreasoningJSON |
How to pay less for Seed-2.0-Mini
For a customer chatbot (1,000 conversations a day, 8 turns each) that costs $69.60 a month at list price without caching:
| Option | Per month | You save |
|---|---|---|
| Move to GLM 5.3 Flash (similar capabilities) | $16.82 | $52.78 (76%) |
Other workloads: cut-your-bill tool for Seed-2.0-Mini.
Specifications
| Model ID | bytedance-seed/seed-2.0-mini |
| Input | text, image, video |
| Output | text |
| Tool calling | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes |
| Open weights | No |
| Released | Feb 26, 2026 |
FAQ
- How much does Seed-2.0-Mini cost?
- $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens. Prompts over 128K tokens are billed at $0.20 / $0.80. Prices as of Oct 21, 2026.
- What is the context window of Seed-2.0-Mini?
- 262K tokens, with up to 131K output tokens per response.
- Does Seed-2.0-Mini support images, tools and structured output?
- Images as input: yes. Tool calling: yes. Structured (JSON) output: yes. Reasoning mode: yes.
- What are cheaper alternatives to Seed-2.0-Mini?
- Models with the same key capabilities for at least 20% less include GLM 5.3 Flash ($0.041 / $0.12), DeepSeek V4.1 Flash ($0.049 / $0.375), Ling 3.0 Flash VL ($0.06 / $0.18).
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