Cheaper Inference
Model record / ByteDance Seed
seed-2.1-turbo is available for text generation from ByteDance Seed. Its reported context window is 256,000 tokens, with up to 262,144 output tokens. Reported inputs: image, text, video. The served catalog lists image input, video input, streaming.
Ready when you are
Marketplace pricing, capped at list, optimized further.
POST /v1/chat/completions
curl https://api.cheaperinference.com/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ci_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "model": "seed-2.1-turbo", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "Reply with the single word OK." } ], "max_tokens": 64 }'POST /v1/responses
curl https://api.cheaperinference.com/v1/responses \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ci_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "input": [ { "role": "user", "content": "Reply with the single word OK." } ], "model": "seed-2.1-turbo", "store": false, "max_output_tokens": 256 }'POST /v1/messages
curl https://api.cheaperinference.com/v1/messages \ -H "Authorization: Bearer ci_live_YOUR_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{ "model": "seed-2.1-turbo", "messages": [ { "role": "user", "content": "Reply with the single word OK." } ], "max_tokens": 64 }'Capability source · checked
$0.73125 estimated at displayed rates
1,000,000 ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.325 + 250,000 ÷ 1,000,000 × $1.625
The same billed quantities at the listed reference rates: $1.125.
Uses uncached input at the displayed standard rates, with no extra modalities or tools. Billed output includes any charged reasoning tokens. Actual token counts, price tiers, and marketplace prices can change the total.
Price quote effective .
| Model | Current pricing | Context limit | Image input listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| seed-2.1-turbo (this model)ByteDance Seed | $0.325 input / $1.625 output per 1M tokens | 256,000 tokens | Yes |
| seed-2.0-codeByteDance Seed | $0.325 input / $1.95 output per 1M tokens | 262,144 tokens | Yes |
| seed-1.8ByteDance | $0.1625 input / $1.30 output per 1M tokens | 256,000 tokens | Yes |
| gemini-2.5-flash-lite |
POST /v1/chat/completions
| Field | Values |
|---|---|
| reasoning.exclude | |
| max_tokens | |
| reasoning | effort: none, low, medium, high; enabled: true or false |
| stop | |
| temperature | |
| tool_choice | |
| tools |
POST /v1/messages
| Field | Values |
|---|---|
| max_tokens | |
| thinking | type: enabled with budget_tokens; output_config.effort: none, low, medium, high |
| stop_sequences | |
| temperature | |
| tool_choice | |
| tools |
POST /v1/responses
| Field | Values |
|---|---|
| max_output_tokens | |
| reasoning | effort: none, low, medium, high |
| temperature | |
| tool_choice | |
| tools |
See how much this model saves and when its recorded price has been lowest.
This model averaged 27.4% below comparable direct provider prices across the selected range. Its strongest observed window was 12:00 AM–10:00 AM in UTC.
Average saved
27.4%
Cheapest time
12:00 AM–10:00 AM
Hourly coverage
23/24
Signal quality
Growing
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| $0.084 input / $0.336 output per 1M tokens |
| 1,048,576 tokens |
| Yes |