ByteDance API Pricing & Model Comparison
We track 2 ByteDance models, with input pricing from $0.41 to $0.83 per million tokens. The line-up's blended rate runs 55% below the catalog average. Below: price, context, speed and value compared across the range.
For cost, ByteDance's cheapest option is doubao-seed-2.1-turbo ($0.41 input / $2.07 output); the quality ceiling is doubao-seed-2.1-pro at a quality score of 91. On a 50,000-turn-per-month support workload that is $93 versus $187 — the spread inside a single provider is often wider than the spread between providers.
On value (quality score ÷ output price) the pick of the ByteDance range is doubao-seed-2.1-turbo. The largest context window is 256K, shared by 2 models in the range, and the fastest output is doubao-seed-2.1-turbo at 130 tok/s. Modalities across the line-up: Text, Vision.
Models and pricing
Sorted by blended rate, cheapest first (3:1 input-to-output mix). Follow a model name for full specs and monthly cost estimates.
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Blended /1M | Quality | Context | Speed | Value | Use cases |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| doubao-seed-2.1-turbo | $0.41 | $2.07 | $0.82 | 85 | 256K | 130 tok/s | 41.1 | ChatbotCodingAffordable |
| doubao-seed-2.1-pro | $0.83 | $4.14 | $1.66 | 91 | 256K | 65 tok/s | 22.0 | ReasoningCodingMultimodal |
Frequently asked questions
Which ByteDance model is cheapest?
doubao-seed-2.1-turbo, at $0.41 input and $2.07 output per million tokens, with a quality score of 85.
What is ByteDance's flagship model?
By quality score it is doubao-seed-2.1-pro (91), priced at $0.83 input / $4.14 output with a 256K context window.
Does ByteDance pricing change?
Yes. llmprice.app runs a daily collection job and refreshes these figures, but there can be a lag after a provider re-prices — confirm against ByteDance's official pricing page before committing.
Prices and specs are collected daily by llmprice.app. Confirm against the official pricing page before production use.