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ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6

bytedance-seed's mid-tier model. Context window: 262K tokens.

Overall score
4.31
/5.00 · ranked #37
Input
$0.250
per 1M tokens
Output
$2.00
per 1M tokens
Context
262K
tokens
Blended
$1.56
3:1 out:in ratio

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Scores by test

Methodology →
Structured Output
5.0
Strategic Analysis
5.0
Constrained Rewriting
3.0
Creative Problem Solving
4.0
Tool Calling
4.0
Faithfulness
5.0
Classification
4.0
Long Context
5.0
Safety Calibration
1.0
Persona Consistency
5.0
Agentic Planning
5.0
Multilingual
5.0
Tabular Data
5.0

What you need to know

Seed 1.6 is a high-precision model optimized for complex logic and structured data. It achieves perfect 5/5 scores in strategic analysis, faithfulness, agentic planning, and tabular data handling. These metrics indicate a strong suitability for enterprise automation and data extraction tasks where accuracy and adherence to strict formats are non-negotiable.

The model offers a massive 262K context window and maintains a 5/5 score for long-context performance, making it an efficient choice for processing extensive documentation. At a blended cost of $1.56/MTok, it is priced competitively for its capability level, providing high-tier reasoning and multilingual support without the premium cost of the top-ten ranked models.

Developers should be aware of a critical failure in safety calibration, which scored 1/5. This suggests the model lacks robust internal guardrails and may produce unfiltered or unsafe content. Additionally, its performance drops in constrained rewriting, indicating it struggles with strict character or word-count limitations.

Use this model if you need a cost-effective, high-context engine for structured data extraction, agentic workflows, or strategic analysis. Skip this model if your application requires strict safety filtering or precise constrained rewriting.

Strengths — Top 3

Structured Output5.0/5.0
Strategic Analysis5.0/5.0
Faithfulness5.0/5.0

Relative weaknesses — Bottom 3

Safety Calibration1.0/5.0
Constrained Rewriting3.0/5.0
Creative Problem Solving4.0/5.0

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