ByteDance vs 
NVIDIA
Verdict
- ByteDance's flagship leads: Dola Seed 2.0 Pro at 58.5 vs Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B at 55.7.
- NVIDIA has the better model in 4 of 4 price bands.
- NVIDIA's fastest ranked model (Nemotron 3.5 Lightning, 288 tok/s) beats ByteDance's (Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct, 38 tok/s).
- NVIDIA publishes more open-weights models (20 vs 1).
- NVIDIA ships more often: one model every 36 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 | NVIDIA |
|---|---|---|
| Under $0.50/M | Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 46.8$0.300/M | Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B thinking 50.6$0.450/M |
| Under $2/M | Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 46.8$0.300/M | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B thinking 55.7$1.13/M |
| Under $10/M | Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 46.8$0.300/M | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B thinking 55.7$1.13/M |
| Any price | Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 46.8$0.300/M | Nemotron 3 Ultra 550B A55B thinking 55.7$1.13/M |
Line-up
| Metric | ByteDance | NVIDIA |
|---|---|---|
| Flagship index | 58.5 | 55.7 |
| Ranked models | 3 | 16 |
| Open-weights models | 1 | 20 |
| Cheapest ranked, $/M | $0.300 | $0.070 |
| Fastest ranked, tok/s | 38 | 288 |
| Release cadence, days | 83 | 36 |
| Last release | 14 Feb 2026 | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Next expected | 4 Apr 2026 – 10 Jun 2026 | 13 Nov 2026 – 12 Dec 2026 |