Last refreshed 2026-07-10. Next refresh: weekly.
Why use Seed 1.6 on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers Seed 1.6 with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.25/1M input tokens. OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
Compare Seed 1.6 across 3 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
$0.25
Output / 1M
$2.00
Cache
Not sourced
Batch
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Setup recipe
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Use the provider REST API or SDKAuth
Create a provider API keyCall
model: bytedance-seed/seed-1.6Model ID
bytedance-seed/seed-1.6Request example
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bytedance-seed/seed-1.6.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "bytedance-seed/seed-1.6", not the LLMReference slug "seed-1.6".
Compare Seed 1.6 Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Vercel AI Gateway | $0.25 | $2.00 |
| Volcengine | — | — |
| OpenRouter | $0.25 | $2.00 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.25 |
| Output tokens | $2.00 |
Capabilities
VisionMultimodalReasoningJSON / Tool useStructured Outputs
About Seed 1.6
Seed 1.6 is a general-purpose multimodal model from ByteDance Seed supporting text, image, and video inputs. It incorporates multimodal capabilities and deep thinking for complex tasks at 256K context.
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Model Specs
Released2026-03-01
Context256k
ArchitectureDecoder Only