Seed 2.1 Evolving vs o3

At a Glance

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Seed 2.1 EvolvingByteDance Seed
o3OpenAI
Pricing and Limits
Input priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$1.00Openrouter · Sep 3, 2026
Output priceFrom · USD / 1M tokensNot reported$4.00Openrouter · Sep 3, 2026
Context windowMaximum documented tokensNot reported200K
Model facts checkedSep 3, 2026View model evidence →Sep 3, 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 →

Available Benchmarks

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Side-by-Side Facts

FieldSeed 2.1 Evolvingo3
DeveloperByteDance SeedOpenAI
FamilySeed 2 1O3
ModelSeed 2.1 Evolvingo3
VersionSeed 2.1 Evolvingo3
Lifecycleactiveactive
Released2026-06-232025-04-16
Knowledge cutoffUnknown2024-06-01
Input modalitiesText, Image, VideoText, Image
Output modalitiesTextText
Context windowUnknown200K
Total parametersUnknownUnknown
Active parametersUnknownUnknown
LicenseUnknownUnknown
Open weightsNoNo
API availableYesYes
Self-hostableNoNo
Provider accessUnknownOpenai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard)
Capabilitiesagents, chat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, toolschat, generation, reasoning, structured_outputs, tools

Seed 2.1 Evolving Capabilities

agentschatgenerationreasoningstructured outputstools
Serving providers0
Canonical IDbytedance-seed/seed-2.1-evolving

o3 Capabilities

chatgenerationreasoningstructured outputstools
Serving providers2
Canonical IDopenai/o3

Primary Evidence

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Questions

Seed 2.1 Evolving vs o3 FAQs

Is Seed 2.1 Evolving or o3 better for coding?+

This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both Seed 2.1 Evolving and o3, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.

Which is cheaper, Seed 2.1 Evolving or o3?+

Only o3 has a directly sourced input price: $1.00 per million tokens. Only o3 has a directly sourced output price: $4.00 per million tokens.

Which has a larger context window, Seed 2.1 Evolving or o3?+

Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. Seed 2.1 Evolving is — and o3 is 200K.

Which performs better in benchmarks, Seed 2.1 Evolving or o3?+

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

Can Seed 2.1 Evolving or o3 be self-hosted?+

Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: unsupported. Seed 2.1 Evolving is not marked open weight; o3 is not marked open weight.

Can Seed 2.1 Evolving and o3 understand images?+

Seed 2.1 Evolving is documented with image input; o3 is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.

Which can generate longer answers, Seed 2.1 Evolving or o3?+

Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. Seed 2.1 Evolving is — and o3 is 100K.

Do Seed 2.1 Evolving and o3 support reasoning and tool use?+

Seed 2.1 Evolving: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. o3: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.

Which is available from more inference providers, Seed 2.1 Evolving or o3?+

Seed 2.1 Evolving has 0 sourced provider routes; o3 has 2, so o3 has broader tracked availability.

Which offers better value, Seed 2.1 Evolving or o3?+

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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