Bytedance Seed lists 6 models and Reflection 1. Bytedance Seed is cheaper on a typical model ($0.69 per 1M tokens median). Below: line-up, price tiers, the cheapest model for each capability, and what each costs for five real workloads.
| Bytedance Seed | Reflection | |
|---|---|---|
| Models listed | 6 | 1 |
| Models with published pricing | 6 | 1 |
| Typical price (median, 3:1 blend per 1M) | $0.69 | $1.50 |
| Cheapest paid model | ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash ($0.13) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| Longest context | ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 (262K) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (1.0M) |
| Free models | 0 | 0 |
| Newest model | ByteDance Seed: Seed 2.1 Turbo (2026-08-12) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B (2026-10-16) |
| Price changes in the last 90 days | 0 | 0 |
For each workload: the cheapest model from each provider that can actually do it (fits the context window; tool calling required for the agent), and its monthly cost at list price.
| Workload (per month) | Bytedance Seed | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Customer-support chatbot 50,000 conversations — each a 6-turn conversation | $11.63 with ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash | $135 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| RAG search over documents 20,000 questions — each a question answered from ~8 retrieved passages | $12.00 with ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash | $150 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| Coding / tool-using agent 2,000 tasks — each a multi-step task with tool calls and file context | $12.60 with ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash | $156 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| Batch summarisation 10,000 documents — each a 6,000-word report summarised to a page | $7.80 with ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash | $98.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| Long-document analysis 500 documents — each a 150-page contract or codebase read in one pass | $4.05 with ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash | $53.00 with Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B |
| You need | Bytedance Seed | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Any model | ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash ($0.13) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| With tool calling | ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash ($0.13) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| With image input | ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash ($0.13) | none listed |
| With reasoning mode | ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash ($0.13) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| 128K+ context | ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash ($0.13) | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| 1M+ context | none listed | Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B ($1.50) |
| Model type | Bytedance Seed | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| text+image+video->text | 6 | 0 |
| text->text | 0 | 1 |
| Price per 1M (3:1 blend) | Bytedance Seed | Reflection |
|---|---|---|
| Free | 0 | 0 |
| Under $0.50 | 2 | 0 |
| $0.50 – $3 | 4 | 1 |
| $3 – $10 | 0 | 0 |
| $10 and up | 0 | 0 |
Bytedance Seed is cheaper on a typical model: a median of $0.69 per 1M tokens (3:1 input/output) against $1.50 for Reflection. The cheapest paid models are ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 Flash at $0.13 and Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at $1.50.
It depends on the job: Bytedance Seed offers the broader line-up (6 models vs 1), Bytedance Seed the lower typical price, Reflection the longest context (1.0M tokens). The workload table above shows which wins for chat, RAG, agents, batch jobs and long documents.
Bytedance Seed: Bytedance Seed lists 6 models and Reflection lists 1.
Reflection: Bytedance Seed's longest is ByteDance Seed: Seed 1.6 at 262K tokens; Reflection's is Reflection: Beam 1.0 501B A23B at 1.0M.
Neither lists a free model; both are pay-per-token.
Bytedance Seed: 6 of 6 models accept images. Reflection: 0 of 1.