BytedanceReleased on Feb 14, 2026

Seed 2.0 Lite: Benchmarks, Pricing & Context Window

Seed 2.0 Lite is a language model from Bytedance, released in February 2026, with multimodal input.

ByteDance's balanced general-purpose agent model that optimizes output quality and response speed. Part of the Seed 2.0 series with multimodal understanding (text, image, video), strong reasoning, and coding capabilities. Comprehensive

Seed 2.0 Lite API

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Seed 2.0 Lite latency

7-day operational metrics from live API traffic.

Seed 2.0 Lite examples

Recent arena outputs from Seed 2.0 Lite, picked from the highest-ranked matchups.

Seed 2.0 Lite license

Seed 2.0 Lite is released under the Proprietary license, which restricts commercial use, has a knowledge cutoff of January 2024.

License
Proprietary
Non-commercial
Knowledge cutoff
January 2024

Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply

Seed 2.0 Lite vs other models

The most-compared alternatives to Seed 2.0 Lite are K-EXAONE-236B-A23B, GPT OSS 120B High, ERNIE 5.0. Open any pair side-by-side for benchmarks, pricing, context, and latency.

Models like Seed 2.0 Lite

Models ranked just above and below Seed 2.0 Lite by LLM Stats score.

 

K-EXAONE-236B-A23B

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GPT OSS 120B High

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ERNIE 5.0

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Claude 3.7 Sonnet

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MAI-Thinking-1

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GLM-4.7

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FAQ

Common questions about Seed 2.0 Lite.

When was Seed 2.0 Lite released?

Seed 2.0 Lite was released on February 14, 2026 by Bytedance. This is the official Seed 2.0 Lite release date tracked on LLM Stats.

Is Seed 2.0 Lite available via API?

Yes, Seed 2.0 Lite is available via API. See the official documentation for authentication and endpoint details.

Who created Seed 2.0 Lite?

Seed 2.0 Lite was created by Bytedance.

What is the license for Seed 2.0 Lite?

Seed 2.0 Lite is released under the Proprietary license.

What is the knowledge cutoff date for Seed 2.0 Lite?

Seed 2.0 Lite has a knowledge cutoff of January 2024, meaning it was trained on data up to that point and may not know about events after it.

Is Seed 2.0 Lite multimodal?

Yes, Seed 2.0 Lite is multimodal and can accept both text and images as input.

Where is the Seed 2.0 Lite paper or technical report?

Seed 2.0 Lite has a paper or technical report available at https://lf3-static.bytednsdoc.com/obj/eden-cn/lapzild-tss/ljhwZthlaukjlkulzlp/seed2/0214/Seed2.0%20Model%20Card.pdf. Use that source for architecture, training, release and evaluation details.

What models should I compare Seed 2.0 Lite against?

Common Seed 2.0 Lite comparisons include Seed 2.0 Lite vs K-EXAONE-236B-A23B, Seed 2.0 Lite vs GPT OSS 120B High, Seed 2.0 Lite vs ERNIE 5.0. Compare them side by side for benchmark scores, pricing, context window, latency and API availability.