Side-by-side comparison
Seed-2.0-Mini vs GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)
ByteDance Seed
Seed-2.0-Mini
👁 Vision
🔧 Tools
{} JSON
Input / 1M
$0.1000
Output / 1M
$0.4000
OpenAI
GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)
👁 Vision
🔧 Tools
{} JSON
Input / 1M
$0.1500
Output / 1M
$0.6000
| Seed-2.0-Mini | GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | OpenAI |
| Context window Maximum tokens (input + output) the model can process in a single request. Glossary → | 262,144 | 128,000 |
| Capabilities Optional capabilities the model advertises: vision (images), tools (function calling), json_mode (structured output). | vision, tools, json_mode | vision, tools, json_mode |
| Input $ / 1M tokens Cost for tokens you send (prompt + context). Cheaper side highlighted. Glossary → | 0.1000 | 0.1500 |
| Output $ / 1M tokens Cost for tokens the model generates. Output is normally 3–5× pricier than input. Glossary → | 0.4000 | 0.6000 |
Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Seed-2.0-Mini or GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)?
Seed-2.0-Mini is cheaper than GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) on a 50/50 input/output blend by about $0.125 per 1M tokens. Exact savings depend on your input-vs-output ratio — use the cost calculator on this page for a workload-specific estimate.
Which has a larger context window, Seed-2.0-Mini or GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)?
Seed-2.0-Mini has the larger context window at 262k tokens versus 128k tokens for GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18). That means Seed-2.0-Mini can ingest about 2.0x as much text per request.
What is the difference between Seed-2.0-Mini and GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18)?
Seed-2.0-Mini comes from ByteDance Seed; GPT-4o-mini (2024-07-18) comes from OpenAI. They differ in pricing, context window, and supported capabilities — see the side-by-side table on this page for the exact figures, refreshed nightly.