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For a typical workload (100,000 requests / mo), Seed 1.6 is the cheapest — 88% less than the priciest here ($110.00/mo vs $900.00/mo).
| Seed 1.6 | GPT-5.4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.250 | $2.50 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $2.00 | $15.00 |
| Typical request (1,200 in + 400 out) | $0.0011 | $0.009 |
| Context window | 262,144 tokens | 1050k tokens |
| Max output | 32,768 tokens | 128k tokens |
| Quality score | 72/100 | 95/100 |
| Tier | Balanced | Flagship |
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | OpenAI |
Projected monthly cost
| Requests / mo | Seed 1.6 | GPT-5.4 |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 | $1.10 | $9.00 |
| 10,000 | $11.00 | $90.00 |
| 100,000 | $110.00 | $900.00 |
Seed 1.6
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GPT-5.4
Excellent general-purpose reasoning and broad world knowledge, with strong performance on coding, math, and multi-modal (image + file) inputs.
Output tokens are priced well above input tokens, so verbose responses dominate cost — tight max-token limits and prompt caching matter.
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Vendor list rates · per-request examples assume 1,200 input + 400 output tokens.