Seed 1.8 vs Mistral Medium 3.5 128B

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Seed 1.8ByteDance Seed
Pricing and Limits
Context windowMaximum documented tokensNot reported262K
Model facts checkedSep 3, 2026View model evidence →Aug 28, 2026View model evidence →

Token prices are the lowest available sourced USD rates; input and output may use different providers. Cost ranking estimates output spend on LiveBench, not a full request bill. Ranking methodology →

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Side-by-Side Facts

FieldSeed 1.8Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B
DeveloperByteDance SeedMistral AI
FamilySeed 1 8Mistral Medium 3 5 128b
ModelSeed 1.8Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B
VersionSeed 1.8Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B
Lifecycleactiveactive
ReleasedUnknownUnknown
Knowledge cutoffUnknownUnknown
Input modalitiesText, ImageText, Image
Output modalitiesTextText
Context windowUnknown262K
Total parametersUnknown127.7B
Active parametersUnknownUnknown
LicenseUnknownother
Open weightsNoYes
API availableYesUnknown
Self-hostableNoYes
Provider accessUnknownUnknown
Capabilitieschat, generation, reasoning, toolschat, generation, reasoning, tools

Seed 1.8 Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers0
Canonical IDbytedance-seed/seed-1.8

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningtools
Serving providers0
Canonical IDmistralai/Mistral-Medium-3.5-128B

Primary Evidence

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Questions

Seed 1.8 vs Mistral Medium 3.5 128B FAQs

Is Seed 1.8 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Seed 1.8 and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Seed 1.8 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+

Neither model has a directly sourced input price in this comparison. Neither model has a directly sourced output price in this comparison.

Which has a larger context window, Seed 1.8 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+

Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. Seed 1.8 is — and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is 262K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Seed 1.8 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+

There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.

Can Seed 1.8 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B be self-hosted?+

Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is the only model in this pair currently marked as self-hostable. Seed 1.8 is not marked open weight; Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is open weight.

Can Seed 1.8 and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B understand images?+

Seed 1.8 is documented with image input; Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Seed 1.8 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Seed 1.8 is — and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B is —.

Do Seed 1.8 and Mistral Medium 3.5 128B support reasoning and tool use?+

Seed 1.8: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Mistral Medium 3.5 128B: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Seed 1.8 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+

Seed 1.8 has 0 sourced provider routes; Mistral Medium 3.5 128B has 0, a tie.

Which offers better value, Seed 1.8 or Mistral Medium 3.5 128B?+

There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.

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