Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct API Pricing
ByteDance Seed · released 2025-08-20
Also searched as: Seed OSS 36B Instruct pricing
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct price
0.021¢ / 1K
0.057¢ / 1K
0.030¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.0276¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.113¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0111 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.744¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $8.28 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.21) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.57).
Benchmarks
#230 of 547
#43 of 249
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | 12.9 | $0.095 |
| gpt-oss-20b (Low) | 10.0 | $0.106 |
| Granite 4.2 8B | 11.1 | $0.107 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 | 12.3 | $0.375 |
| JT-MINI | 12.2 | — |
| Grok 3 | 12.1 | $6.00 |
| Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct | 12.1 | $0.30 |
| Qwen3 235B A22B 2507 Instruct | 12.0 | $0.385 |
| Qwen3 Coder 480B A35B Instruct | 11.9 | $0.675 |
| Qwen3 VL 32B (Reasoning) | 11.9 | — |
More from ByteDance Seed
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Doubao Seed Code | 16.9 | — |
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Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct is developed by ByteDance Seed, released 2025-08-20.
How much does Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct cost per million tokens?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct costs $0.21 per 1M input tokens and $0.57 per 1M output tokens ($0.30 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct API price?
The Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct API price is $0.21 per 1M input tokens and $0.57 per 1M output tokens ($0.30 per 1M blended).
How much does Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.0276¢ on Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct, at $0.21/1M input and $0.57/1M output.
Is Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct free?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct's official API list price is $0.21 per 1M input tokens and $0.57 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check ByteDance Seed's site for those.
How does Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct rank on benchmarks?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct scores 12.1 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #230 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct?
Yes — Granite 4.2 3B scores similar intelligence (9.1) at $0.052/1M blended, versus $0.30/1M for Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.