BytedanceReleased on Feb 14, 2026

Seed 2.0 Pro: API Pricing, Context Window & Benchmarks

Seed 2.0 Pro is a language model from Bytedance, released in February 2026, with multimodal input, a 256K-token context window, and pricing from $0.500/M input and $3.00/M output.

ByteDance's flagship general-purpose agent model focused on long-chain reasoning and robustness in complex workflows. Features comprehensive multimodal understanding (text, image, video), enhanced instruction-following, and strong coding

Input
TextImageVideo
Output
Text

Seed 2.0 Pro benchmarks

Rankings

Quality Tracker

Seed 2.0 Pro Performance Across Datasets

Scores sourced from the model's scorecard, paper, or official blog posts

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Seed 2.0 Pro pricing

Providers

Seed 2.0 Pro starts at $0.500 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens via DeepInfra.

ProviderInput $/MOutput $/MContext in / outTTFT p50 / p95 sOutput avg / p5 c/sSuccess 7dModalities in / out
DeepInfra logoDeepInfra
$0.500$3.00256.0K/65.5K
2.48/4.14
133/94
100.00%(30)
/

Cached input is the discounted price for prompt tokens served from a provider cache. TTFT is time to first token. Output is characters per second; p5 is the sustained floor exceeded by 95% of observed requests. Success is calculated from completed versus failed requests over the trailing seven days.

Seed 2.0 Pro context window

Input and output token limits for Seed 2.0 Pro, plus how it ranks on long-context understanding.

InputOutput
256Ktokens
66Ktokens
385 pages of text
256K
8K128K1M

Seed 2.0 Pro API

POST/v1/chat/completions

Run a request to see the response

Use it in your code

Billed at $0.50 input / $3.00 output per 1M tokens through the LLM Stats gateway.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
    base_url="https://gateway.llm-stats.com/v1"
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="seed-2.0-pro",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "What is machine learning?"}
    ]
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Need an API key? Create one above in the playground, or read the API documentation.

Seed 2.0 Pro latency

Seed 2.0 Pro time to first token, sustained output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic over the trailing 7 days.

Provider operational metrics

Time to first token, output throughput, and failed-request rate from live API traffic

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Seed 2.0 Pro examples

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

Seed 2.0 Pro license

Seed 2.0 Pro is a proprietary model available under its provider's product and API terms, has a knowledge cutoff of January 2024.

License
Proprietary
Hosted access
Knowledge cutoff
January 2024

Proprietary license - usage restrictions apply

Seed 2.0 Pro resources

Official sources for Seed 2.0 Pro: api documentation, paper or system card.

Seed 2.0 Pro vs other models

The most-compared alternatives to Seed 2.0 Pro are GPT-5.1 Medium, GPT OSS 20B High, Grok-4 Heavy. Open any pair side-by-side for benchmarks, pricing, context, and latency.

Models like Seed 2.0 Pro

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

 

GPT-5.1 Medium

Score pending
 

GPT OSS 20B High

Score pending
 

Grok-4 Heavy

Score pending
 

GPT-5.2 Pro

Score pending
 

Step-3.5-Flash

Score pending
 

GPT-5.1 Instant

Score pending

FAQ

Common questions about Seed 2.0 Pro.

When was Seed 2.0 Pro released?

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

How much does Seed 2.0 Pro cost?

Seed 2.0 Pro costs $0.50 per million input tokens and $3.00 per million output tokens through the LLM Stats API, which works with any OpenAI-compatible SDK. Across tracked providers, the lowest price is $0.50 per million input tokens via DeepInfra.

Is Seed 2.0 Pro available via API?

Yes. Seed 2.0 Pro is available through the LLM Stats API and works with any OpenAI-compatible SDK — point your client at the gateway base URL and pass the model name. It is served by 1 provider tracked on LLM Stats.

Who created Seed 2.0 Pro?

Seed 2.0 Pro was created by Bytedance.

What is the license for Seed 2.0 Pro?

Seed 2.0 Pro is released under the Proprietary license.

What is the knowledge cutoff date for Seed 2.0 Pro?

Seed 2.0 Pro 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 Pro multimodal?

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

What is Seed 2.0 Pro latency?

Seed 2.0 Pro p95 time to first token is 4.14 seconds via DeepInfra over the trailing 7 days. Lower time to first token means the model begins responding sooner for chat, agents and API workloads.

Where can I use Seed 2.0 Pro?

Seed 2.0 Pro is available through 1 provider including DeepInfra.

Where is the Seed 2.0 Pro paper or technical report?

Seed 2.0 Pro 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 Pro against?

Common Seed 2.0 Pro comparisons include Seed 2.0 Pro vs GPT-5.1 Medium, Seed 2.0 Pro vs GPT OSS 20B High, Seed 2.0 Pro vs Grok-4 Heavy. Compare them side by side for benchmark scores, pricing, context window, latency and API availability.