How much does Seed 1.6 Flash cost?

Seed 1.6 Flash is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.09 per 1M input tokens and $0.33 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.

What can Seed 1.6 Flash do?

Seed 1.6 Flash supports Vision, Tool calling.

Is Seed 1.6 Flash free to use?

Seed 1.6 Flash is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.

How do I use Seed 1.6 Flash via the API?

Seed 1.6 Flash is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID seed-1.6-flash with your Api.Airforce API key.

Who makes Seed 1.6 Flash?

Seed 1.6 Flash is ByteDance's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Seed 1.6 Flash

API model name: seed-1.6-flash

Seed 1.6 Flash is ByteDance's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Vision, Tool calling. It is priced at $0.09 per million input tokens and $0.33 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $0.08 official input rate. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.

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Pricing

Input / 1M tokens

$0.09

Output / 1M tokens

$0.33

Official input rate

$0.08

Official output rate

$0.30

Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.

Pricing by input length

Input length	Input / 1M tokens	Output / 1M tokens
up_to_128000	$0.09	$0.33
remaining	$0.11	$0.88

Specifications

Provider: ByteDance
Type: chat model

Capabilities

VisionTool calling

What is Seed 1.6 Flash used for?

Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
Image understanding — analyze photos, screenshots, charts and scanned documents.
Agents & automation — function calling and tool use for multi-step workflows.

Seed 1.6 Flash vs. similar models

Model	Intelligence	Context	Input / 1M	Output / 1M
Seed 1.6 Flash	—	—	$0.09	$0.33
Doubao 1.5 Pro 32K	—	—	$0.12	$0.29
Doubao 1.5 Vision Pro 32K	—	—	$0.12	$0.29
Doubao Vision Lite 32K	—	—	$0.19	$0.55

Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.

Seed 1.6 Flash — frequently asked questions

How much does Seed 1.6 Flash cost?: Seed 1.6 Flash is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.09 per 1M input tokens and $0.33 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
What can Seed 1.6 Flash do?: Seed 1.6 Flash supports Vision, Tool calling.
Is Seed 1.6 Flash free to use?: Seed 1.6 Flash is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
How do I use Seed 1.6 Flash via the API?: Seed 1.6 Flash is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID seed-1.6-flash with your Api.Airforce API key.
Who makes Seed 1.6 Flash?: Seed 1.6 Flash is ByteDance's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.

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Use Seed 1.6 Flash via the API

OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass seed-1.6-flash as the model.

cURL

curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "seed-1.6-flash",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
  }'

Python

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="seed-1.6-flash",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)

JavaScript

import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
  model: "seed-1.6-flash",
  messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);