ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash
Analysis Summary
ByteDance Seed 1.6 Flash is a multimodal model supporting text, image, and video input with tool use and function calling across a 262K context window. At $0.075 input and $0.30 output per 1M tokens, pricing is competitive for a vision-capable model.
Without benchmark data, reasoning, coding, and instruction-following quality cannot be assessed. The multimodal capability and large context are positive signals, but businesses cannot rely on these alone for production decisions.
This model may suit teams already in the ByteDance ecosystem who need low-cost vision and video processing. Independent evaluation is recommended before committing to any client-facing or high-stakes workflow.
Assessed June 6, 2026
Editorial notes
ByteDance Seed 1.6 Flash supports vision, video, tool use, and function calling with a 262K context, but has no benchmark data to verify capability.
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How ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash compares
Its 262K-token context window is larger than 81% of the models we list. At $0.08 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 69% of comparable models.
About ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash
Seed 1.6 Flash is an ultra-fast multimodal deep thinking model by ByteDance Seed, supporting both text and visual understanding. It features a 256k context window and can generate outputs of..
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Model Information
| OpenRouter ID |
bytedance-seed/seed-1.6-flash
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| Provider | bytedance-seed |
| Release Date | December 23, 2025 |
| Context Length | 262,144 tokens |
| Max Completion | 32,768 tokens |
| Status | Active |
Pricing
| Token Type | Cost per 1M tokens | Cost per 1K tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.08 | $0.000075 |
| Output | $0.30 | $0.000300 |
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Frequently asked questions about ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash
How much does ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash cost?
ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash costs $0.08 per million input tokens and $0.30 per million output tokens.
What is the context window of ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash?
ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash has a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K).
What can ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash do?
ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash supports image/vision input, tool use, and function calling.
Who created ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash?
ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash is developed by ByteDance Seed and was released on December 23, 2025.
