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Why use Seed 2.1 Turbo on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers Seed 2.1 Turbo with pay-as-you-go pricing at $0.50/1M 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 2.1 Turbo across 2 providers to find the best fit for your use caseSetup recipe
Docs fallbackUse the provider REST API or SDKCreate a provider API keymodel: bytedance-seed/seed-2-1-turbobytedance-seed/seed-2-1-turboRequest example
bytedance-seed/seed-2-1-turbo.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "bytedance-seed/seed-2-1-turbo", not the LLMReference slug "seed-2.1-turbo".
Compare Seed 2.1 Turbo Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Volcengine | $0.41 | $2.07 |
| OpenRouter | $0.50 | $2.50 |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | $0.50 |
| Output tokens | $2.50 |
Capabilities
About Seed 2.1 Turbo
ByteDance Doubao Seed 2.1 Turbo is the low-cost, high-throughput variant in the Seed 2.1 series, announced alongside Seed 2.1 Pro at the Volcano Engine annual conference on June 23-24, 2026. Optimized for large-scale production deployments where latency and per-token cost are prioritized. Priced at half of Seed 2.1 Pro: ¥3/MTok input, ¥15/MTok output (approximately $0.41/$2.07 USD at 7.25 CNY/USD). Available through Volcano Engine API and Coze ecosystem.