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Seed 1.6 Flash

Seed 1.6 Flash is listed with its creator unverified. It accepts text, image, and video input and produces text output. Reported capabilities include tool calling and structured output.

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Modalities

Hosted provider token rates

$0.0794 / $0.3174

USD per 1M input / output tokens · AI/ML API

Context

262K

Released

2025-08-28

Knowledge cutoff

Unknown

No recent lab-operated provider rate is available. Showing the third-party host with the lowest input rate + ¼ output rate. This is one offering, not an average; other providers, modalities, tiers, and fees may differ.

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6 observed offerings · token prices in USD per million where available

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AI/ML API

bytedance-seed/seed-1.6-flash

current

Input

$0.0794

Output

$0.3174

Cache

—

Context

262K

Max output

33K
Reasoning
No
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
Yes
Temperature
Yes

Recent price

Ofox

volcengine/doubao-seed-1-6-flash

deprecated

Input

$0.03

Output

$0.22

Cache

$0.0043

Context

256K

Max output

32K
Reasoning
No
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
Yes
Temperature
Yes

Historical price

OpenRouter

bytedance-seed/seed-1.6-flash

deprecated

Input

$0.075

Output

$0.30

Cache

—

Context

262K

Max output

33K
Reasoning
Yes
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
Yes
Temperature
Yes

Not a current offering

Volcengine Ark

doubao-seed-1-6-flash-250828

deprecated

Input

$0.0223

Output

$0.2227

Cache

$0.00445

Context

256K

Max output

32K
Reasoning
Yes
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
Yes
Temperature
Yes

Not a current offering

Kilo Gateway

bytedance-seed/seed-1.6-flash

deprecated

Input

$0.075

Output

$0.30

Cache

—

Context

262K

Max output

33K
Reasoning
Yes
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
Yes
Temperature
Yes

Not a current offering

Qiniu

doubao-seed-1.6-flash

deprecated

Input

$0.0217

Output

$0.2174

Cache

—

Context

256K

Max output

32K
Reasoning
Yes
Tool calling
Yes
Structured output
Yes
Temperature
Yes

Not a current offering

Limits and capabilities reflect each provider’s listed offering. Unknown means support was not reported.

Capabilities and limits

Input
text, image, video
Output
text
Max output
33K
Weights
Closed (source-reported)
Release
2025-08-28
Knowledge cutoff
Unknown
Family
seed

Tool calling · Structured output · Vision

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Model and price history

Latest recorded change: price change · 2026-10-23

Model changes (7)
  • price change · 2026-10-23
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  "before": {
    "input": "0.10315500",
    "output": "0.41262000",
    "provider": "AI/ML API"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.07935,
    "output": 0.3174,
    "provider": "AI/ML API"
  }
}
  • source refresh · 2026-10-22
    {
  "before": {
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image"
    ]
  },
  "after": {
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image",
      "video"
    ]
  }
}
  • source refresh · 2026-10-22
    {
  "before": {
    "input_modalities": [
      "image",
      "text",
      "video"
    ]
  },
  "after": {
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image",
      "video"
    ]
  }
}
  • source refresh · 2026-10-22
    {
  "before": {
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image"
    ]
  },
  "after": {
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image",
      "video"
    ]
  }
}
  • source refresh · 2026-10-22
    {
  "before": {
    "input_modalities": [
      "image",
      "text",
      "video"
    ]
  },
  "after": {
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image",
      "video"
    ]
  }
}
  • source refresh · 2026-10-22
    {
  "before": {
    "status": "current",
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image"
    ]
  },
  "after": {
    "status": "deprecated",
    "input_modalities": [
      "text",
      "image",
      "video"
    ]
  }
}
  • source refresh · 2026-10-21
    {
  "before": {
    "status": "current"
  },
  "after": {
    "status": "deprecated"
  }
}
Price history (153 observations)
DateProviderInput / output
2026-11-02AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-11-02Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-11-02OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-11-02Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-11-02Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-11-01AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-11-01Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-11-01OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-11-01Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-11-01Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-31AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-31Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-31OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-31Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-31Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-30AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-30Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-30OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-30Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-30Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-29AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-29Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-29OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-29Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-29Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-28AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-28Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-28OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-28Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-28Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-27AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-27Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-27OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-27Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-27Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-27AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-27Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-27OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-27Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-27Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-27AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-27Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-27OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-27Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-27Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-27AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-27Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-27OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-27Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-27Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-26AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-26Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-26OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-26Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-26Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-25AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-25Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-25OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-25Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-25Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-24AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-24Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-24OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-24Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-24Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-24AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-24Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-24OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-24Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-24Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-24AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-24Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-24OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-24Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-24Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-23AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-23Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-23OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-23Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-23Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-23AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-23Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-23OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-23Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-23Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-23AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-23Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-23OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-23Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-23Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-23AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-23Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-23OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-23Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-23Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-23AI/ML API$0.0794 / $0.3174
2026-10-23Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-23OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-23Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-23Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-22AI/ML API$0.1032 / $0.4126
2026-10-22Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-22Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-22OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-22Qiniu$0.0217 / $0.2174
2026-10-22Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-21AI/ML API$0.1032 / $0.4126
2026-10-21Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-21Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-21OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-21Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-20AI/ML API$0.1032 / $0.4126
2026-10-20Kilo Gateway$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-20Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-20OpenRouter$0.075 / $0.30
2026-10-20Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-19AI/ML API$0.1032 / $0.4126
2026-10-19Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-19Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-18AI/ML API$0.1032 / $0.4126
2026-10-18Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-18Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-17AI/ML API$0.1032 / $0.4126
2026-10-17Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-17Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-12Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-12Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-12Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-12Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-11Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-11Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-10Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-10Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-09Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-09Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-09Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-09Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-08Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-08Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-10-07Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-10-07Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-09-22Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-09-22Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-09-21Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-09-21Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-09-20Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-09-20Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-09-19Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-09-19Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-09-18Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-09-18Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227
2026-09-17Ofox$0.03 / $0.22
2026-09-17Volcengine Ark$0.0223 / $0.2227