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Doubao Seed 2.0 Lite API Pricing

Doubao Seed 2.0 Lite is balanced Seed 2.0 Lite tier for cost-sensitive multimodal workloads. Volcano Ark lists the <=32K tier at ¥0.6/M input, ¥3.6/M output, and ¥0.12/M cache-hit input; AI//COST converts that baseline to $0.085/M and $0.507/M using the project queue rate of ¥7.1/USD. Pulled directly from volcengine.com daily.

Input - per 1M tokens
$0.09/M
Original ¥0.6/M CNY source
Output - per 1M tokens
$0.51/M
Original ¥3.6/M CNY source
Cached input - per 1M tokens
$0.02/M
Original ¥0.12/M -80%
Effective - agentic blend
$0.07/M
92/8 split - 82% cache
§ 01 / TERMINAL

Run the numbers.

Live calculator pre-loaded with Doubao Seed 2.0 Lite rates converted from Volcano Ark's CNY pricing. Adjust spend, split, or cache assumptions to model CN-region token usage.

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§ 02 / SCENARIOS

Real-world presets.

AGENT

Workflow planning

$0.005/task
30,000 in - 5,000 out~19,607 units/$100
VISION

Screenshot analysis

$0.002/screen
14,000 in - 2,000 out~45,454 units/$100
RAG

Knowledge-base lookup

$0.001/query
9,000 in - 1,200 out~71,428 units/$100
CHATBOT

Support turn

$0.001/turn
3,500 in - 700 out~142,857 units/$100
§ 03 / TAPE

Price history.

Doubao Seed 2.0 Lite is verified from Volcano Ark at ¥0.6/M input and ¥3.6/M output for the <=32K tier.

Input · $0.09/M
Output · $0.51/M
Cached · $0.02/M
FEB 14 Baseline tier at ¥0.6/M input and ¥3.6/M outputMAY 22 Verified live on Volcano Ark pricing; USD converted at ¥7.1/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 Lite Current $0.09 cache $0.02 $0.51 $0.07 agentic 92/8 256K Balanced multimodal routing
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 Mini $0.03 cache $0.01 $0.28 $0.03 cheaper 256K Fast low-latency routing
Doubao Seed 1.6 Flash $0.02 cache $0.00 $0.21 $0.02 cheaper 256K High-volume low-cost chat
Gemini 2.5 Flash $0.30 cache $0.03 $2.50 $0.27 pricier 1M Multimodal budget work
GPT-5.4 mini $0.75 cache $0.07 $4.50 $0.54 pricier 400K OpenAI low-latency coding
Kimi K2.5 $0.60 cache $0.10 $3.00 $0.41 pricier 262K Kimi multimodal agents

Frequently asked.

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

Q · 01 What is Doubao Seed 2.0 Lite priced at? +
Doubao Seed 2.0 Lite's <=32K tier is listed at ¥0.6/M input, ¥3.6/M output, and ¥0.12/M cache-hit input. AI//COST stores that as $0.085/M, $0.507/M, and $0.017/M using ¥7.1/USD.
Q · 02 Does the price change for longer prompts? +
Yes. Volcano Ark lists Doubao prices by input length tiers, with higher rates above 32K and again above 128K for Seed 2.0 models. This page uses the <=32K baseline tier and calls out the tiering in notes.
Q · 03 How does context caching work? +
The pricing table lists a cache-hit input rate of ¥0.12/M, converted here to $0.017/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 any tax, enterprise contract, or regional deployment 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 2.0 Lite's effective blended cost is $0.07/M.
Q · 06 Is this an OpenAI-compatible API? +
Volcano Ark exposes Chat Completions-style model serving for Doubao models. Parameter support varies by model and deployment mode, so production integrations should verify function calling, Responses API, and cache behavior in the Volcano console.
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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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