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Doubao Seed 1.6 API Pricing

Doubao Seed 1.6 is the general Seed 1.6 multimodal model with configurable thinking modes for text, vision, and agent tasks. Volcano Ark lists the baseline at CNY0.8/M input, CNY8/M output, and CNY0.16/M cache-hit input; AI//COST converts that to $0.113/M and $1.127/M using CNY7.1/USD. Pulled directly from volcengine.com daily.

Input - per 1M tokens
$0.11/M
Original CNY0.8/M CNY source
Output - per 1M tokens
$1.13/M
Original CNY8/M CNY source
Cached input - per 1M tokens
$0.02/M
Original CNY0.16/M -80%
Effective - agentic blend
$0.13/M
92/8 split - 82% cache
§ 01 / TERMINAL

Run the numbers.

Live calculator pre-loaded with Doubao Seed 1.6 rates converted from Volcano Ark's CNY pricing. Adjust spend, split, or cache assumptions to model CN-region text + vision usage.

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§ 02 / SCENARIOS

Real-world presets.

AGENT

Reasoning plan

$0.006/task
16,000 in - 3,500 out~17,241 units/$100
VISION

Screenshot analysis

$0.003/screen
10,000 in - 1,800 out~31,250 units/$100
RAG

Document answer

$0.003/query
8,500 in - 1,400 out~40,000 units/$100
CHATBOT

Support turn

$0.001/turn
3,500 in - 700 out~83,333 units/$100
§ 03 / TAPE

Price history.

Doubao Seed 1.6 is verified from Volcano Ark at CNY0.8/M input and CNY8/M output.

Input · $0.11/M
Output · $1.1/M
Cached · $0.02/M
JUN 11 Baseline long-output tier at CNY0.8/M input and CNY8/M outputMAY 22 Verified live on Volcano Ark pricing; USD converted at CNY7.1/USD
§ 04 / TOKENIZER

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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§ 05 / SHELF

Up against the shelf.

All models →
Model Input /M Output /M Effective blended Context Best for
Doubao Seed 2.0 Pro $0.45 cache $0.09 $2.25 $0.32 pricier 256K Complex agent workflows
Doubao Seed 2.0 Code $0.45 cache $0.09 $2.25 $0.32 pricier 256K Coding agents and IDE workflows
Doubao Seed 2.0 Lite $0.09 cache $0.02 $0.51 $0.07 cheaper 256K Balanced multimodal routing
Doubao Seed 2.0 Mini $0.03 cache $0.01 $0.28 $0.03 cheaper 256K Fast low-latency routing
Doubao Seed 1.8 $0.11 cache $0.02 $1.13 $0.13 same blend 256K Thinking plus vision workloads
Doubao Seed 1.6 Current $0.11 cache $0.02 $1.13 $0.13 agentic 92/8 256K General thinking and multimodal chat
Doubao Seed 1.6 Lite $0.04 cache $0.01 $0.34 $0.04 cheaper 256K Budget multimodal support
Doubao Seed 1.6 Flash $0.02 cache $0.00 $0.21 $0.02 cheaper 256K High-volume low-cost chat
Doubao 1.5 Pro $0.11 cache $0.02 $0.28 $0.06 cheaper 32K Legacy 32K deployments

Frequently asked.

Practical Doubao pricing questions, including CNY conversion, context tiers, cache hits, and regional tax caveats.

Q · 01 What is Doubao Seed 1.6 priced at? +
Doubao Seed 1.6's baseline tier is listed at CNY0.8/M input, CNY8/M output, and CNY0.16/M cache-hit input. AI//COST stores that as $0.113/M, $1.127/M, and $0.023/M using CNY7.1/USD.
Q · 02 Does the price change for longer prompts? +
Tiered by input length and short-vs-long output length; this page uses the <=32K input plus long-output baseline tier. Short-output tier is CNY2/M output; this page shows the long-output baseline. The calculator on this page uses the listed baseline so cross-model comparisons stay consistent.
Q · 03 How does context caching work? +
The pricing table lists a cache-hit input rate of CNY0.16/M, converted here to $0.023/M. The calculator defaults to an 82% cache-hit workload for agentic reuse patterns.
Q · 04 Are taxes or international region markups included? +
No. The source price is the Volcano Ark CNY token price before tax, enterprise contract terms, or deployment-region adjustments. USD conversion is stored only for AI//COST comparison pages.
Q · 05 How is the effective price calculated? +
AI//COST uses the same 92/8 agentic blend everywhere. With an 82% cache-hit rate, Doubao Seed 1.6's effective blended cost is $0.13/M.
Q · 06 Should new projects use this model? +
Yes, if you are already deploying through Volcano Ark and the model's 256K context and text + vision capability fit the workload. Compare it with Doubao Seed 2.0 Pro and Seed 1.6 Flash before standardizing.
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Reviewed by Yaroslav Vikhariev Founder - AI//COST - Pricing pulled daily from volcengine.com - Last verified May 22, 2026
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