ByteDance Seed: Seed 2.0 Mini
Seed 2.0 Mini is a reasoning model from ByteDance Seed released on Feb 14, 2026. It reads text and images and writes text, with a 256K token context window and up to 32K tokens per reply.
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It costs $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens. Cached input bills at $0.02, 80% less than fresh input.
It supports tool calling, structured JSON output and prompt caching.
8 providers serve it, including Volcengine Ark, Deep Infra and Ofox. The lowest input price is $0.0297 per million tokens at Volcengine Ark.
- Modalities
- In / out price
- $0.10 / $0.40 per 1M
- Context
- 256K
- Max output
- 32K
- Released
- Feb 14, 2026
- Knowledge cutoff
- n/a
- Tool calling
- Structured output
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
- Open weights
- Free to use
Seed 2.0 Mini pricing
USD, as listed on Oct 15, 2026. Most bills are input heavy, so the cached input rate matters as much as the headline price.
| Input | $0.10 / 1M tokens | |
|---|---|---|
| Output | $0.40 / 1M tokens | |
| Cached input (read) | $0.02 / 1M tokens | 80% off input |
| Prompts over 128K | $0.20 in, $0.80 out | long context rate |
Seed 2.0 Mini providers
8 providers serve it, including Volcengine Ark, Deep Infra and Ofox. The lowest input price is $0.0297 per million tokens at Volcengine Ark. Each host sets its own price and limits, so the cheapest one is not always the one with the longest context.
| Provider | Input /M | Output /M | Cache read /M | Context | Max output |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Volcengine Ark | $0.0297 | $0.2969 | $0.0059 | 256K | 131K |
| Deep Infra | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.02 | 256K | 32K |
| Ofox | $0.06 | $0.56 | $0.02 | 256K | 32K |
| Eden AI | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.02 | 256K | 32K |
| Kilo Gateway | $0.10 | $0.40 | – | 262K | 131K |
| Requesty | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.02 | 256K | 256K |
| EmpirioLabs AI | $0.12 | $0.50 | $0.12 | 256K | 128K |
| AI/ML API | $0.1375 | $0.5502 | – | 262K | 131K |
What Seed 2.0 Mini costs per month
Pick a workload close to yours or type your own volumes.
Supported request parameters
What you can set when you call Seed 2.0 Mini through an OpenAI compatible API.
- Tools
tools - Structured outputs
structured_outputs - Reasoning
reasoning - Temperature
temperature
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Seed 2.0 Mini questions
How much does the Seed 2.0 Mini API cost?
$0.10 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens, with cached input at $0.02. Prompts over 128K tokens bill at $0.20 input and $0.80 output. The estimator on this page turns that into a monthly bill for your own workload.
What is the context window of Seed 2.0 Mini?
256,000 tokens of input, and it can write up to 32,000 tokens in one reply. As a rough guide, a million tokens is around 750,000 English words.
Which providers serve Seed 2.0 Mini?
8 providers serve it, including Volcengine Ark, Deep Infra and Ofox. The lowest input price is $0.0297 per million tokens at Volcengine Ark. Prices differ by host, so the Providers table on this page lists each one with its input and output price.
Does Seed 2.0 Mini support tool calling?
Yes. It accepts tool definitions and can return JSON that matches a schema, which is what an agent needs to call your APIs.
Is Seed 2.0 Mini open source?
No. ByteDance Seed serves it through an API only, so you cannot download the weights or host it yourself.
When was Seed 2.0 Mini released?
Feb 14, 2026.
Catalog data from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed daily, last on Oct 15, 2026. The summary is written from these facts.
Building on Seed 2.0 Mini?
I test your real tasks on it and the two closest alternatives, then ship the agent on whichever wins on cost and accuracy.
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