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ByteDance Seed: Seed 2.1 Turbo

The ByteDance Seed 2.1 Turbo is an advanced AI model capable of handling text, images, and videos. With a context length of 262,144 tokens and support for reasoning tools, it excels in tasks requiring multi-modal input processing. However, this model does not offer structured output capabilities. Given its price point at $0.5 per million input tokens and $2.5 per million output tokens, the ByteDance Seed 2.1 Turbo is more suitable for users who require a versatile AI solution that can process multiple types of data but may not need highly specialized outputs or benchmarked performance.

Quality Score
100/100
price + capability + benchmarks
Input Price
$0.50
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-27
Output Price
$2.50
per 1M tokens · checked 2026-09-27
Context Window
262,144
tokens
Model ID
bytedance-seed/seed-2-1-turbo
Vendor
bytedance-seed
Released
August 2026
Tokenizer
Other
Input Modalities
text, image, video
Output Modalities
text
Max Output
235,929 tokens
Tool Calling
✓ supported
Structured Output
✓ supported
Reasoning Mode
✓ supported
Vision
✓ accepts images
Audio
no
Moderated
no

What it costs in practice

Computed from the current $0.50/M input and $2.50/M output rates. Run your own numbers →

JobTokensCost
Summarize a 50-page report 30k in / 1.5k out $0.02
Classify 1,000 customer emails 500k in / 50k out $0.38
A month of a busy support chatbot 5M in / 2M out $7.50

Category rankings

Where ByteDance Seed: Seed 2.1 Turbo places across the 1 category it ranks in. How we rank →

#CategoryScore
#19 Video Auto-TaggingVideo · of 25 ranked 123

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Quick answers

How much does ByteDance Seed: Seed 2.1 Turbo cost?
$0.50 per million input tokens and $2.50 per million output tokens.
What is ByteDance Seed: Seed 2.1 Turbo's context window?
262,144 tokens, roughly 393 pages of text in a single request.
Does ByteDance Seed: Seed 2.1 Turbo support tool calling?
It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
Can ByteDance Seed: Seed 2.1 Turbo process images?
Yes, it accepts image input.

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