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Seed OSS 36B Instruct pricing

Cheapest host: SiliconFlow · checked Oct 26, 2026
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$0.21 / $0.57per 1M tokens in / out

Price sheetper 1M tokens

Input$0.21SiliconFlow
Output$0.57
Context512Ktokens

Where to buy1 provider · per 1M tokens

ProviderInputOutputContext
SiliconFlow$0.21$0.57—

In ByteDance Seed's line-upper 1M in / out

ByteDance Seedance 1.5 Pro$1.20 / —−100%
Seed 1.6 Flash$0.075 / $0.30−56%
Seed 2.0 Mini$0.10 / $0.40−42%
Seed OSS 36B Instruct$0.21 / $0.57this model
Seed 2.0 Lite$0.25 / $22.3×
Seed 1.6$0.25 / $22.3×
Seed 1.8 251228$0.25 / $22.3×
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Cheaper for the same workvs Seed OSS 36B Instruct

Claude Haiku 5.5 max-33%score ×3.6$0.21
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Pricing questions

How much does Seed OSS 36B Instruct cost?›

$0.21 per 1M input tokens and $0.57 per 1M output tokens.

Is Seed OSS 36B Instruct free to use?›

There is no free API tier, but the weights are open: you can run it on your own hardware for the cost of compute.

What is a cheaper alternative to Seed OSS 36B Instruct?›

Claude Haiku 5.5 at max effort costs -33% per task with a score ×3.6 on Humanity's Last Exam.