Seed-2.0-Lite
ByteDance Seed· released 10 Mar 2026
bytedance-seed/seed-2.0-lite- Input / 1M tokens
- $0.25
- Output / 1M tokens
- $2
Longest answer: 131K tokens
About
Seed-2.0-Lite is ByteDance Seed’s enterprise-oriented model for multimodal and agent workloads. Its stated profile combines lower latency with broad capabilities, and it is described as a practical default for many production workloads. It accepts text, images, and video, and returns text. The model supports vision, tools, and reasoning, with a 262,144-token context window and a maximum output of 131,072 tokens. Its model ID is bytedance-seed/seed-2.0-lite, and its listed release date is 2026-03-10. Pricing is USD 0.25 per 1 million input tokens and USD 2 per 1 million output tokens. Teams evaluating it can weigh those rates against its multimodal input options and the task mix they need to serve. The combination of video input and tool support may be relevant to agent workflows that draw on more than text, while the context and output limits set boundaries for longer exchanges.
Who it is for
Production teams looking for a model for enterprise, multimodal, or agent workloads may consider Seed-2.0-Lite. Its inputs include video as well as text and images.
What is good
- Accepts text, image, and video inputs
- Supports tools, vision, and reasoning
- 262,144-token context window
- Maximum output is 131,072 tokens
What to know first
- Input costs USD 0.25 per 1M tokens
- Output costs USD 2 per 1M tokens
Verdict
Seed-2.0-Lite combines multimodal inputs with tools and reasoning, and is described as a production-oriented workhorse with lower latency. Its listed token rates and output limit give teams concrete constraints to consider for production use.
Details
- Lab
- ByteDance Seedopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
- Context
- 262Kopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
- Input price
- $0.25 / 1Mopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
- Output price
- $2 / 1Mopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
- Max output
- 131,072 tokensopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
- Inputs
- text, image, videoopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
- Open weights
- Noopenrouter.ai · 3 Oct 2026
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Sources
- openrouter.ai/bytedance-seed/seed-2.0-lite· checked 3 Oct 2026