Seed 1.6
openrouter/bytedance-seed/seed-1.6 · family seed · in: text, image, video → out: text · price provider-declared (via models.dev). Capabilities: tools reasoning text image video.
$0.69
Blended $/1M (3:1)
$0.25
Input $/1M
$2
Output $/1M
$2.25
1M in + 1M out
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Cheapest rank
- Provider
- OpenRouter (
openrouter) - Kind
- text (outputs text)
- Context
- 262,144 tokens
- Max output
- 32,768 tokens
- Capabilities
- tools reasoning text image video
Same model, other providers
“Seed 1.6” is offered by 3 providers — cheapest-effective first. Volcengine Ark is the cheapest at $0.39 blended.
| Provider | Input | Output | Blended | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcengine Ark | $0.1188 | $1.19 | $0.39 | 256k |
| OpenRouter (this) | $0.25 | $2 | $0.69 | 262k |
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.25 | $2 | $0.69 | 256k |
Call it
jishie indexes & prices models; it does not proxy inference.
Most providers are OpenAI-compatible — point base_url at OpenRouter and pass this model id:
curl $BASE_URL/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $API_KEY" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{"model":"bytedance-seed/seed-1.6","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}]}'
Route programmatically with MCP find_model / get_model, or fetch this record free (no wallet):