ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash
Analysis Summary
ByteDance Seed 1.6 Flash accepts text, images, and video, supports tool use and function calling, and is listed with a 262K context window. Those features make it potentially useful for mixed-media workflows, but this record contains no benchmark results to assess reasoning, coding, instruction following, or reliability.
The low listed prices and multimodal inputs make it a candidate for high-volume media triage, captioning, and simple extraction, once validated against the agency's actual assets. Without measured quality evidence, it should not be trusted as the sole source for client-facing interpretation or complex content decisions. Its API support is a practical advantage, not a quality guarantee.
Start with bounded, reviewable tasks and compare outputs with a proven model. Do not route sensitive or high-impact decisions until evaluations show consistent performance.
Assessed September 23, 2026
Editorial notes
Score capped at 45: no benchmark data available for this model.
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DFO Verdict
Score capped at 45: no benchmark data available for this model.
How ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash compares
Its 262K-token context window is larger than 75% of the models we list. At $0.08 per million input tokens it is cheaper than 68% of comparable models.
Dark bar = input · light bar = output, scaled to the priciest peer.
1M tokens ≈ 8 full-length novels or ~2,500 pages of business documents in a single request.
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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A website chatbot handling around 100 customer conversations a day, a few short messages each.
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Talk to our teamAbout 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..
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.