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ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash

Seed 1.6 Flash is an ultra-fast multimodal deep thinking model by ByteDance Seed, supporting both text and visual understanding. It features a 256k context window and can generate outputs of...

Context Window
262K tokens
Parameters
N/A
Input Price
$0.07/1M
Output Price
$0.30/1M
Price Tier
budget
Provider
Bytedance-seed

How to Use ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash

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ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash at a Glance

Among the 392 chat models on CoreAI, ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash ranks #157 by context window — 262K tokens, roughly 196,608 words or 393 pages of text in a single conversation. On price, it is the #35 cheapest of 128 budget-tier models by input cost. It joined the catalog on 2025-12-23. It supports step-by-step reasoning (thinking mode) and accepts image input.

ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash Compared to Its Closest Alternatives

SpecByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 FlashByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-MiniNVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 LightninginclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash
ProviderBytedance-seedBytedance-seedNVIDIAInclusionai
Input $/1M tokens$0.075$0.1$0.1$0.01
Output $/1M tokens$0.3$0.4$0.25$0.03
Context window262K262K262K262K
Reasoning modeYesYesYesNo
Image inputYesYesNoNo
Price tierbudgetbudgetbudgetbudget

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What ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash Actually Costs in Practice

A typical question (about 1,000 tokens in, 500 out) runs $0.00022 on ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash's raw per-token rates; a heavy session with a 50K-token document costs about $0.005. On CoreAI you don't juggle these numbers — one subscription covers ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash and 300+ other models under a plan usage limit, with no API keys. See plans.

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Frequently Asked Questions about ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash

What is ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash's context window?

ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash handles 262K tokens of context — roughly 196,608 words, or about 393 pages of text in one conversation.

How much does ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash cost?

ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash's underlying rates are $0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.3 per 1M output tokens. On CoreAI it is included in one subscription alongside 300+ models, so there is no per-token billing to manage.

Can ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash process images?

Yes — ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash accepts image input, so you can attach screenshots, photos or diagrams and ask questions about them.

Does ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash support reasoning or thinking mode?

Yes. ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash can work through problems step by step before answering; on CoreAI you can toggle thinking mode per message.

How can I use ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash without an API key?

Open the CoreAI web app or the iOS/Android app, pick ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash in the model selector, and chat — no API key, no per-token billing. One subscription covers ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash and 300+ other models.

What are the best alternatives to ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash?

The closest alternatives on CoreAI are ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Mini, NVIDIA: Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-flash — similar tier and capability. The fastest way to choose is running one prompt through them side by side in CoreAI's Compare view.

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