ByteDance vs 
Meta
Verdict
- Meta's flagship leads: Muse Wonder Full at 70.6 vs Dola Seed 2.0 Pro at 58.5.
- Meta has the better model in 3 of 4 price bands.
- Meta's fastest ranked model (Muse Spark 1.2, 307 tok/s) beats ByteDance's (Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct, 38 tok/s).
- Meta publishes more open-weights models (19 vs 1).
- Meta ships more often: one model every 40 days against every 83.
Best model per price band
Each provider’s highest-index model below the price ceiling. Purple marks the winner of the band.
| Price band | ByteDance | Meta |
|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50/M | Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 46.8$0.300/M | Llama 4 Maverick 42.8$0.418/M |
| Under $2/M | Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 46.8$0.300/M | Muse Glimmer 54.7$0.525/M |
| Under $10/M | Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 46.8$0.300/M | Muse Wonder max 67.5$8.00/M |
| Any price | Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 46.8$0.300/M | Muse Wonder max 67.5$8.00/M |
Line-up
| Metric | ByteDance | Meta |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship index | 58.5 | 70.6 |
| Ranked models | 3 | 27 |
| Open-weights models | 1 | 19 |
| Cheapest ranked, $/M | $0.300 | $0.048 |
| Fastest ranked, tok/s | 38 | 307 |
| Release cadence, days | 83 | 40 |
| Last release | 14 Feb 2026 | 15 Oct 2026 |
| Next expected | 4 Apr 2026 – 10 Jun 2026 | 8 Nov 2026 – 10 Dec 2026 |