Capabilities
7-day heat trend
−13.2%Pricing breakdown
Typical 3:1 output-to-input mix, per 1M tokens
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Market position
- Cheaper than 43% of tracked models
- Faster than 43% of tracked models
- Efficiency rank: #120 of 1105
Best suited for
Complex reasoning, analysis, planning and multi-step problem solving where answer quality matters more than raw cost.
About seed-1.6-thinking
Seed 1.6 Thinking is a ByteDance Seed multimodal reasoning model for image, video, and text analysis.
seed-1.6-thinking is a Reasoning model from ByteDance Seed (CN). HotON.ai tracks it at $0.00 per 1M input tokens and $0.00 per 1M output tokens, with a 262K-token context window, ~144 tokens/sec throughput and 97.1% availability. Its composite efficiency score is 90/100 at an estimated $0.000 per successful task.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does seed-1.6-thinking cost per 1M tokens?+
seed-1.6-thinking is tracked at $0.00 per 1M input tokens and $0.00 per 1M output tokens. A typical 3:1 output-to-input workload blends to roughly $0.00 per 1M tokens. Figures are illustrative demo data.
What is seed-1.6-thinking best for?+
Complex reasoning, analysis, planning and multi-step problem solving where answer quality matters more than raw cost.
How fast is seed-1.6-thinking?+
seed-1.6-thinking delivers about 144 tokens/sec with 97.1% tracked availability, suitable for latency-sensitive, real-time applications.
Is seed-1.6-thinking cheaper than other AI models?+
Within the HotON.ai tracked set, seed-1.6-thinking is cheaper than 43% of models on input price and ranks #120 of 1105 by overall efficiency.
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Pricing is real (via the TestKey catalog, updated daily). Quality (Arena Elo) is real where the model is ranked on LMArena. Speed, availability and efficiency are modeled estimates.