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Doubao (ByteDance) API Pricing 2025

ByteDance's Doubao model family, served via Volcano Engine API. Seed 2.0 Pro is the flagship with 256K context; Seed 2.0 Mini is one of the lowest-cost options for high-volume chat and classification.

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Doubao (ByteDance) Model Pricing

Prices in USD per 1M tokens

ModelInput / 1MOutput / 1MContext
Doubao Seed 2.0 Mini
Ultra-low cost ByteDance model; ideal for chat and classification at scale
$0.03$0.2932,000
Doubao Pro 32K
Stable production model; widely adopted in enterprise applications
$0.11$0.2832,000
Doubao Seed 2.0 Pro
ByteDance flagship; strong reasoning & code; 256K context window
$0.47$2.37256,000

Estimated Monthly Cost (70% input / 30% output split)

Model1M tokens/mo10M tokens/mo100M tokens/mo1B tokens/mo
Doubao Seed 2.0 Mini$0.108$1.08$10.80$108
Doubao Pro 32K$0.161$1.61$16.10$161
Doubao Seed 2.0 Pro$1.04$10.40$104$1,040

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Doubao (ByteDance) LLM API cost?

Doubao (ByteDance) offers 3 models ranging from $0.030/1M to $0.47/1M input tokens. ByteDance's Doubao model family, served via Volcano Engine API. Seed 2.0 Pro is the flagship with 256K context; Seed 2.0 Mini is one of the lowest-cost options for high-volume chat and classification.

Is Doubao (ByteDance) cheaper than self-hosting?

For low-volume workloads (under 100M tokens/month), cloud APIs like Doubao (ByteDance) are almost always cheaper than purchasing and maintaining GPU hardware. Use our calculator to find the exact break-even point for your usage.