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Seed-2.0-Mini

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262K context · — params · —

bytedance/seed-2-0-mini

Seed-2.0-mini targets latency-sensitive, high-concurrency, and cost-sensitive scenarios, emphasizing fast response and flexible inference deployment. It delivers performance comparable to ByteDance-Seed-1.6, supports 256k context, four reasoning effort modes (minimal/low/medium/high), multimodal understanding,...

Cheapest blended: ¥0.175 / 1M tokens on ByteDance Doubao (Volcengine)Get custom quote

Reachability & verification

Live reachability

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Target (ByteDance Doubao (Volcengine)): https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3

Live reachability probe

Measured in real time from the ModelHub gateway egress to this model's API endpoint. Green means reachable right now. Overseas reference latencies are estimates; the live probe is the proof of current reachability.

Pricing across providers

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Prices are shown in each provider's billing currency — ¥ (CNY) for Chinese providers, $ (USD) for overseas gateways.

ProviderInput /1MOutput /1MBlendedCtxp50 latencyAPIVerified
ByteDance Doubao (Volcengine)seed-2.0-mini¥0.1¥0.4¥0.175262K OAI119d ago

Works with

CursorClineAiderContinueOpenCodeOpen WebUI

Any OpenAI-compatible client works — point the base URL at the provider endpoint.

Capabilities

Code samplesExample usingByteDance Doubao (Volcengine)— the cheapest hosting for this model as of last verification. Swapbase_urlandmodelto use a different provider from the matrix above.PythoncURLNode.jsCopyfrom openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI( api_key="YOUR_API_KEY", base_url="https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3", ) response = client.chat.completions.create( model="seed-2.0-mini", messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}], ) print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Code samples

Python
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="seed-2.0-mini",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)
cURL
curl https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "seed-2.0-mini",
    "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
  }'
Node.js
import OpenAI from "openai";

const client = new OpenAI({
  baseURL: "https://ark.cn-beijing.volces.com/api/v3",
  apiKey: "YOUR_API_KEY",
});

const resp = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "seed-2.0-mini",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(resp.choices[0].message.content);

Technical specs

Context

262K

Max output

131K

Parameters

Release

Training cutoff

License

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Frequently asked questions

How much does Seed-2.0-Mini cost?

The cheapest tracked blended price is ¥0.175 per 1M tokens on ByteDance Doubao (Volcengine). See the pricing matrix above for input/output splits per provider.

Can I use Seed-2.0-Mini from outside China?

Availability depends on the hosting provider. Use our Path Planner on the ByteDance Doubao (Volcengine) page to map a verified official-vs-brokered access path, including payment and KYC constraints.

Is Seed-2.0-Mini open source?

Yes — Seed-2.0-Mini is open-weight under the — license. You can self-host it or use any listed inference provider.

Is Seed-2.0-Mini OpenAI-compatible?

Yes — at least one tracked provider exposes an OpenAI-compatible endpoint, so Cursor, Cline, Aider and similar clients work with just a base-URL change.

What is the maximum context window?

Seed-2.0-Mini supports up to 262K tokens of context with a maximum output of 131K tokens.

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