ByteDance
ByteDance Seed builds the Doubao/Seed models powering the Doubao assistant, one of China's most used chatbots.
- Provider rank
- #20
- by best model
- Best index
- 52.3
- Doubao-Seed-Code
- Ranked models
- 1
- 0 open weights
- Cheapest ranked
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Each model’s best configuration by release date. The top eight are labelled; hover any point for its name.
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Every ByteDance model with a result, one row per model; switch to all configurations to see each reasoning effort.
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| # | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doubao-Seed-CodeByteDance | 52.3±4 | – | – | – | 256k | – | – |
| 2 | Dola Seed 2.0 ProByteDance | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-09-02 |
| 3 | Seed 1.6thinkingByteDance | – | $0.688 | 43 | 0.86 s | 262k | – | 2025-06-25 · stale |
| 4 | Seed 2.1 ProByteDance | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2026-09-08 |
| 5 | Ui Tars 1.5 7BByteDance | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 6 | Seed 1.6 FlashByteDance | – | $0.131 | 55 | 0.71 s | 262k | – | – |
| 7 | Seed 2.0 CodeByteDance | – | $1.13 | 59 | 0.79 s | 262k | 2026-02-14 | – |
| 8 | Seed 2.0 LiteByteDance | – | $0.688 | 59 | 1.35 s | 262k | – | – |
| 9 | Seed 2.0 MiniByteDance | – | $0.175 | 65 | 0.74 s | 262k | 2026-02-14 | – |
| 10 | Seed 2.1 TurboByteDance | – | $1.00 | 54 | 4.05 s | 262k | – | – |
Latest news
- ByteDance Joins AI Elite in Race to Perfect World Modelsbloomberg.com · 7 Sept 2026
- ByteDance is preparing a real-time spatial video model under Zhang Yiming, Bloomberg reportsThe Next Web · 7 Sept 2026
- TikTok Parent Reportedly Building AI Model to Rival Google’s Genie for Real-Time Spatial VideoRoad to VR · 9 Sept 2026
- ByteDance targets mega AI model that could match Mythos scale, FT reportsReuters · 6 Aug 2026
- Bytedance Is Readying An Ai Model Geared For Real-Time Spatial Video Generation - Bloomberg NewsTradingView · 7 Sept 2026
- Motion Picture Association Strikes Deal with ByteDance for IP Protections in AI Video, Image Modelsvariety.com · 17 Aug 2026
- ByteDance founder joins AI elite in race to perfect world modelsThe Straits Times · 8 Sept 2026
- What ByteDance Is Reportedly Building - tech-insider.orgtech-insider.org · 9 Sept 2026