ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6

Seed 1.6 is a multimodal model from ByteDance that accepts text, images, and video as input. It offers a 262,144-token context window, supports tool use, and includes a reasoning mode, making it applicable to long-document workflows and multi-step tasks. Structured output support is unconfirmed, so developers who depend on guaranteed JSON schemas should verify that capability before committing. On pricing, the model sits at $0.25 per million input tokens and $2.00 per million output tokens, which is competitive for a multimodal model with reasoning support. The significant caveat is that no independent benchmark coverage exists yet, so there is no external data to validate its performance against peers. Teams willing to run their own evaluations and comfortable with an unproven track record may find the price-to-capability profile worth testing, but those who need verified benchmark standings should wait for third-party results.