Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) API
- Input
- $0.25per 1M tokens
- Output
- $2per 1M tokens
- Cached input
- $0.05per 1M tokens
- Context
- 262K
Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.
Explore Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses through the unified API. Supported interfaces and current availability are shown below.
- OpenAI-style Chat Completions
- Anthropic-style Messages
- OpenAI-style Responses
Model details
- Context window
- 262K tokens
- Max output
- 131K tokens
- Input
- Text, images
- Output
- Text
- Capabilities
- Reasoning, Vision, Tool calling, Streaming, JSON output
- Interfaces
- OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses
Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) API pricing
Prices use the units shown below. No gateway fees. Usage, size and model options may affect the total.
| Metric | Price |
|---|---|
| / 1M input tokens | $0.25 |
| / 1M output tokens | $2 |
| / 1M cached input tokens | $0.05 |
| / 1M input tokens · Up to 131K input tokens | $0.25 |
| / 1M output tokens · Up to 131K input tokens | $2 |
| / 1M cached input tokens · Up to 131K input tokens | $0.05 |
| / 1M input tokens · Above 131K input tokens | $0.5 |
| / 1M output tokens · Above 131K input tokens | $4 |
| / 1M cached input tokens · Above 131K input tokens | $0.1 |
What Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) costs for real work
Typical workloads at list price, worked out from the rates above. Nothing is added on top.
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| 1,000 chat replies | 1,500 tokens in, 400 out, each | $1.18 |
| Summarise a 100-page document | 60K tokens in, 2K out | $0.019 |
| 10M tokens of coding-agent work | 10M tokens: 85% cached input, 12% fresh input, 3% output | $1.32 |
| 1M output tokens | Generated text only | $2.00 |
Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) is pay-as-you-go only
Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) is not included in Token Plans. Call it from a pay-as-you-go balance at the list price above, with no gateway fee.
Why teams pick it
- Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) for OpenAI-style Chat Completions, Anthropic-style Messages, OpenAI-style Responses.
Call Seed 2.0 Lite (260428)
Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) answers on any of the APIs below — pick the one your code already speaks and just swap in your Inferray key.
curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "seed-2-0-lite-260428",
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello"
}
]
}'curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/messages \
-H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "seed-2-0-lite-260428",
"max_tokens": 1024,
"messages": [
{
"role": "user",
"content": "Hello"
}
]
}'curl https://api.inferray.com/v1/responses \
-H "Authorization: Bearer inferray_..." \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "seed-2-0-lite-260428",
"input": "Hello"
}'Conversation compaction is also available at POST /v1/responses/compact.
Use Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) in your tools
Every coding agent below has a setup guide. Set the model to seed-2-0-lite-260428.
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Questions about this model
- How much does the Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) API cost?
- Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $2 per 1M output tokens on Inferray, and cached input is $0.05 per 1M. That is the list price, with no gateway fee on top.
- Is there a free tier for Seed 2.0 Lite (260428)?
- No. You add credit and pay Seed 2.0 Lite (260428)'s list rate for each request — seats, projects, and API keys are free, and pay-as-you-go credit never expires.
- Am I charged for failed requests?
- No. A request that fails without returning a result is not billed. If a response fails part-way, the tokens already processed before the failure are charged.
- Is Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) included in Token Plans?
- No. Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) is pay-as-you-go only; Token Plans cover the other text models in the catalog.
- Can I use Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) in Claude Code?
- Yes. Set ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL to https://api.inferray.com, ANTHROPIC_AUTH_TOKEN to your Inferray key, and ANTHROPIC_MODEL to seed-2-0-lite-260428. The same key works in Codex, opencode, Cline, and other agents.
- Does Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) support tool calling and vision?
- Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) supports tool calling, image input, reasoning, JSON output and streaming on Inferray.
- Is it the real Seed 2.0 Lite (260428)?
- Yes. A request for seed-2-0-lite-260428 is answered by Seed 2.0 Lite (260428) from ByteDance, billed at its published list price. Inferray never substitutes a different or smaller model.
Prices from the catalog as of November 12, 2026.