Seed 2.1 Turbo is ByteDance Seed's lower-latency, cost-optimized member of the Seed2.1 productivity family — a closed, multimodal (text + image, 262,144-token context) model tuned for coding, tool use, and long-horizon agent workflows at $0.50/$2.50 per 1M tokens.
ByteDance
Frontier reasoning, math, and code at scale.
Laboratory Overview
ByteDance's AI lab builds the Seed language series and the industry-standard Seedream image generation models, combining state-of-the-art vision synthesis with versatile text reasoning.
Strict Zero Data Retention (ZDR): Requests are processed ephemerally in RAM. No user data, prompts, or completions are stored, indexed, or used for model training.
ByteDance Foundation Models (8)
Available under ARMES unified subscription without separate API keys or billing agreements.
ByteDance's dedicated coding model (released Feb 14, 2026 on Volcano Engine; Jul 30, 2026 on OpenRouter).
Universal 1K/2K image generation & editing workhorse with crisp short typography, 0–14 free reference images, and transparent PNG preservation.
Primary 4K hero asset generator and multi-panel storyboard engine supporting 2K & 4K output with up to 14 reference images.
Flagship reasoning-driven typography, poster, infographic, hex-palette, and commercial product-staging engine (1K/2K, 0–14 refs).
Fast 4K stylized art, illustration, and multi-reference creative blending specialist (~16.3s p50, 2K/4K, 0–14 refs).
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