Seed-2.0-Lite
Provider: bytedance · served via OpenRouter
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Sticker prices & cost-per-token
List rates as published by OpenRouter, before any volume or enterprise discounts.
$0.25
$2.00
Tiered / volume pricing
| Condition | Input cost | Output cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Above 128,000 input tokens | $0.50 / 1M | $4.00 / 1M |
Get this data free
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curl "https://coolhandlabs.com/api/v2/inference_apis?q%5Bmodel_eq%5D=bytedance-seed%2Fseed-2.0-lite&q%5Bsource_api_eq%5D=openrouter"Pricing History
| Effective | Price |
|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2026 – present | Input cost: $0.25 / 1M, Output cost: $2.00 / 1M, Cached input cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache creation cost: $0.00 / 1M, 5-minute cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, 1-hour cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, Reasoning output cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache storage cost: $0.00 / 1M/hr |
History
No automated scan changes recorded yet.
| Date | Changed by | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2026 | Unknown | Initial record created |
Source
https://models.dev/api.json (models.dev provider 'openrouter', bulk import 2026-08-13)Comparable models
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Reliability
No reliability incidents recorded in the last 90 days.
Frequently asked questions
Seed-2.0-Lite (bytedance via OpenRouter) costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2.00 per 1M output tokens, as last published by OpenRouter.
No, Seed-2.0-Lite is currently active with no announced deprecation date.
Call GET https://coolhandlabs.com/api/v2/inference_apis?q[source_api_eq]=openrouter&q[model_eq]=bytedance-seed%2Fseed-2.0-lite — free, no API key required, and scoped to just this model since source_api and model together are unique. See https://coolhandlabs.com/docs for the full REST API reference.
Coolhand also tracks Seed 1.6, Seed 1.6 Flash, Seed 2.0 Code, Seed-2.0-Mini, Seed 2.1 Turbo, and UI-TARS 7B from bytedance. Some may already be deprecated, so check each model's status alongside its current pricing.
| Model | Input cost | Output cost | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seed 1.6 via OpenRouter | $0.25/1M $0.0000002500 | $2.00/1M $0.0000020000 | Active |
| Seed 1.6 Flash via OpenRouter | $0.08/1M $0.0000000750 | $0.30/1M $0.0000003000 | Active |
| Seed 2.0 Code via OpenRouter | $0.50/1M $0.0000005000 | $3.00/1M $0.0000030000 | Active |
| Seed-2.0-Mini via OpenRouter | $0.10/1M $0.0000001000 | $0.40/1M $0.0000004000 | Active |
| Seed 2.1 Turbo via OpenRouter | $0.50/1M $0.0000005000 | $2.50/1M $0.0000025000 | Active |
| UI-TARS 7B via OpenRouter | $0.10/1M $0.0000001000 | $0.20/1M $0.0000002000 | Active |
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