# Seed 2.0 Mini

> Seed 2.0 Mini is a proprietary language model from ByteDance Seed, released on 14 Feb 2026. It accepts text and images and generates text, with a 256K-token context window and up to 32K output tokens per response. As of 4 Oct 2026, the lowest listed API price is $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens (DeepInfra), across 2 providers we track.

Source page: https://www.aimodel.directory/models/seed-2-0-mini
Last verified: 4 Oct 2026

## Specifications

- **Developer:** ByteDance Seed
- **Release date:** 14 Feb 2026 (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/deepinfra/models/ByteDance/Seed-2.0-mini.toml)
- **Status:** Generally available (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/deepinfra/models/ByteDance/Seed-2.0-mini.toml)
- **Weights:** Proprietary (API only) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/deepinfra/models/ByteDance/Seed-2.0-mini.toml)
- **Context window:** 256K (256,000 tokens) (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/deepinfra/models/ByteDance/Seed-2.0-mini.toml)
- **Max output:** 32K tokens (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/deepinfra/models/ByteDance/Seed-2.0-mini.toml)
- **Input:** Text and images (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/deepinfra/models/ByteDance/Seed-2.0-mini.toml)
- **Output:** Text (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/deepinfra/models/ByteDance/Seed-2.0-mini.toml)
- **Reasoning mode:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/deepinfra/models/ByteDance/Seed-2.0-mini.toml)
- **Tool calling:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/deepinfra/models/ByteDance/Seed-2.0-mini.toml)
- **Structured output:** Yes (source: models.dev, https://github.com/sst/models.dev/blob/dev/providers/deepinfra/models/ByteDance/Seed-2.0-mini.toml)

## API pricing (USD per 1M tokens)

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepInfra | $0.10 | $0.40 | $0.02 | 256K |
| OpenRouter | $0.10 | $0.40 | – | 262K |

## FAQ

### What is the context window of Seed 2.0 Mini?

Seed 2.0 Mini has a context window of 256,000 tokens (256K) and can generate up to 32,000 tokens in a single response, according to models.dev.

### How much does the Seed 2.0 Mini API cost?

Seed 2.0 Mini is listed from $0.10 per million input tokens and $0.40 per million output tokens (DeepInfra). Prices last verified 4 Oct 2026.

### Is Seed 2.0 Mini open source?

No. Seed 2.0 Mini is a proprietary model; ByteDance Seed has not released its weights. It is available through APIs including DeepInfra, OpenRouter.

### When was Seed 2.0 Mini released?

ByteDance Seed released Seed 2.0 Mini on 14 Feb 2026, according to models.dev.

### Which providers offer Seed 2.0 Mini?

We track Seed 2.0 Mini on 2 providers: DeepInfra, OpenRouter.

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