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Doubao Seed 1.6 Vision API Pricing

Doubao Seed 1.6 Vision is ByteDance's vision-first Seed 1.6 tier for GUI analysis, image reasoning, and multimodal workflows. The official Volcano Ark table starts the <=32K tier at Y0.40/M input, Y4.00/M output, and Y0.16/M cache-hit input; AI//COST stores that as $0.056/M, $0.563/M, and $0.023/M at Y7.1/USD. Pulled directly from volcengine.com daily.

Input - per 1M tokens
$0.06/M
Original Y0.40/M CNY source
Output - per 1M tokens
$0.56/M
Original Y4.00/M CNY source
Cached input - per 1M tokens
$0.02/M
Original Y0.16/M -59%
Effective - agentic blend
$0.07/M
92/8 split - 82% cache
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Run the numbers.

Live calculator pre-loaded with Doubao Seed 1.6 Vision's baseline tier. Adjust input length assumptions if you expect the 32K-128K or 128K-256K price bands instead of the default <=32K row.

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Real-world presets.

GUI AGENT

Desktop inspection

$0.002/run
14k in - 2k out~52,631 runs/$100
OCR

Receipt extraction

$0.001/batch
7k in - 1k out~102,040 batches/$100
VIDEO

Short clip reasoning

$0.004/clip
20k in - 5k out~25,575 clips/$100
RAG

Image-grounded lookup

$0.001/query
9k in - 1.5k out~76,336 lookups/$100
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Price history.

The current baseline tier starts at Y0.40/M input and Y4.00/M output, with higher bands above 32K and 128K inputs.

Input · $0.06/M
Output · $0.56/M
Cached · $0.02/M
JUN 11 Seed 1.6 family launched with a separate vision-focused tierMAY 23 Verified on Volcano Ark pricing page: <=32K Y0.40/Y4.00/Y0.16, 32K-128K Y0.60/Y8.00, 128K-256K Y1.20/Y12.00
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Paste text. See tokens. See cost.

Estimate · doubao-tokenizer-estimate · ≈3.85 chars/token Auto-counts as you type

This is a chars-per-token approximation, not a real tokenizer. Actual tokens vary by language, code density, and tool-call overhead — counts are typically ±10–20% off for English prose, more for code or non-Latin scripts. For exact billing, use the vendor's official tokenizer.

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Up against the shelf.

All models →
Model Input /M Output /M Effective blended Context Best for
Doubao Seed 1.6 Vision Current $0.06 cache $0.02 $0.56 $0.07 agentic 92/8 256K Vision reasoning and GUI analysis
Doubao Seed 1.6 $0.11 cache $0.02 $1.13 $0.13 text-first sibling 256K General thinking and multimodal chat
Doubao Seed 1.6 Flash $0.02 cache $0.00 $0.21 $0.02 budget alternative 256K High-volume low-cost chat
Doubao Seed 2.0 Pro $0.45 cache $0.09 $2.25 $0.32 current flagship 256K Complex agent workflows
Gemini 2.5 Flash $0.30 cache $0.03 $2.50 $0.27 cross-vendor peer 1M Multimodal budget work

Frequently asked.

Practical Doubao vision-tier pricing questions, with the public CNY ladder separated from workload assumptions.

Q · 01 What is Doubao Seed 1.6 Vision priced at? +
The current <=32K tier is listed at Y0.40/M input, Y4.00/M output, and Y0.16/M cache-hit input. AI//COST stores that as $0.056/M, $0.563/M, and $0.023/M using Y7.1/USD.
Q · 02 Does the price change above 32K input length? +
Yes. The official table is tiered by input length: 32K-128K moves to Y0.60/M input and Y8.00/M output, while 128K-256K moves to Y1.20/M input and Y12.00/M output. This page uses the <=32K baseline for comparable public list pricing.
Q · 03 How large is the cache-hit discount? +
On the <=32K row, cache-hit input is Y0.16/M against a base input price of Y0.40/M. That is materially cheaper, but not as steep as the 80% cache cuts shown on some other Doubao rows.
Q · 04 How does it compare with Seed 2.0 Pro? +
Doubao Seed 2.0 Pro is the active flagship and is much pricier at $0.451/M input and $2.254/M output on its baseline tier. Seed 1.6 Vision is cheaper and more focused on mid-tier multimodal reasoning.
Q · 05 Does this page include tax or enterprise discounts? +
No. This page stores the public Volcano Ark list price before tax, enterprise rebates, or negotiated terms. The USD conversion is only for comparison across providers.
Q · 06 What does the $0.07 effective number represent? +
It is AI//COST's standard 92/8 blended workload using an 82% cache-hit assumption on input. It is a planning shortcut, not a second vendor list price.
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Reviewed by Yaroslav Vikhariev Founder - AI//COST - Pricing pulled daily from volcengine.com - Last verified May 23, 2026
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