ByteDance: Seed 2.0 Lite

bytedance/seed-2.0-lite

ByteDance-Seed-2.0-lite is a balanced model designed for high-frequency enterprise workloads, optimizing for both capability and cost. Its overall performance surpasses the previous-generation ByteDance-Seed-1.8. It is well-suited for production tasks such as unstructured information processing, text content creation, search and recommendation, and data analysis. The model supports long-context processing, multi-source information fusion, multi-step instruction execution, and high-fidelity structured outputs—delivering stable quality while significantly reducing cost.

Model specifications

Input
text
Output
text
Context
256,000 tokens
Max output
128,000 tokens
Input price
$0.25 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2 / 1M tokens
Released
2026-03-06

Capabilities

  • Streaming
  • Function calling
  • JSON mode
  • Playground

Provider pricing, discounts and data privacy

Compare effective provider prices, published discounts, regions, retention policies, training use, compliance, and privacy links by service tier.

Standard service tier

1 available provider · tier input average $0.25 / 1M tokens · tier output average $2 / 1M tokens

BytePlus

Tier: Standard · Region: SG

Pricing
Input
$0.25 / 1M tokens
Output
$2 / 1M tokens

No provider discount is currently published.

Data privacy and compliance
Region
SG
Zero data retention
No
Data retention
Unknown retention
Used for training
Unknown
Data collection
Moderated
No
GDPR compliant
No
HIPAA compliant
No
SOC 2 certified
No
BYOK supported
No

Frequently asked questions

What is ByteDance: Seed 2.0 Lite?
ByteDance-Seed-2.0-lite is a balanced model designed for high-frequency enterprise workloads, optimizing for both capability and cost. Its overall performance surpasses the previous-generation ByteDance-Seed-1.8. It is well-suited for production tasks such as unstructured information processing, text content creation, search and recommendation, and data analysis. The model supports long-context processing, multi-source information fusion, multi-step instruction execution, and high-fidelity structured outputs—delivering stable quality while significantly reducing cost.
How much does ByteDance: Seed 2.0 Lite cost?
Input costs start at $0.25 / 1M tokens and output costs start at $2 / 1M tokens. Provider-level prices vary by service tier.
What is the context length of ByteDance: Seed 2.0 Lite?
ByteDance: Seed 2.0 Lite supports a 256,000 token context window and up to 128,000 output tokens.
What capabilities does ByteDance: Seed 2.0 Lite support?
ByteDance: Seed 2.0 Lite supports Streaming, Function calling, JSON mode, Playground.
Which providers offer ByteDance: Seed 2.0 Lite?
ByteDance: Seed 2.0 Lite is available from BytePlus.
How do providers handle data privacy for ByteDance: Seed 2.0 Lite?
1 of 1 providers report that customer data is not used for training, and 0 offer zero-data-retention routing. Retention, compliance, and privacy-policy links are listed per provider.

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