seed-1.6 vs llama-guard-4-12b
Input price
$0.25
$0.18
Output price
$2.00
$0.18
Context window
262K
164K
Throughput
121 tok/s
161 tok/s
Availability
100.0%
98.7%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.000
Efficiency score
90
90
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
SEED-1.6
LLAMA-GUARD-4-
Chat assistant
$315.00
$75.60
RAG / long context
$480.00
$232.20
Agent / tool use
$900.00
$194.40
Efficiency score: llama-guard-4-12b
Across price, speed and reliability, llama-guard-4-12b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is seed-1.6 or llama-guard-4-12b cheaper?+
llama-guard-4-12b has the lower input price — $0.18 vs $0.25 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, seed-1.6 or llama-guard-4-12b?+
Across price, speed and reliability, llama-guard-4-12b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.