Seed 2.0 Code is a model from ByteDance Seed optimized for agentic coding. It is suited for frontend development, multilingual programming tasks, and coding-agent workflows in tools such as Claude...
Model details →ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code vs OpenAI: o3 Mini
ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
OpenAI o3-mini is a cost-efficient language model optimized for STEM reasoning tasks, particularly excelling in science, mathematics, and coding. This model supports the `reasoning_effort` parameter, which can be set to...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code | OpenAI: o3 Mini | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 262K | 200K | 🏆 ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $0.50 | $1.10 | 🏆 ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $3.00 | $4.40 | 🏆 ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | Yes | — | 🏆 ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code better than OpenAI: o3 Mini?
ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code wins on 4 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code and OpenAI: o3 Mini?
Input: $0.50 vs $1.10 per 1M tokens. Output: $3.00 vs $4.40 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code and OpenAI: o3 Mini support?
ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code supports up to 262K tokens. OpenAI: o3 Mini supports up to 200K tokens.
Do both ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code and OpenAI: o3 Mini support tool calling?
ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Code: yes. OpenAI: o3 Mini: yes.