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Doubao Seed Translation API Pricing

Doubao Seed Translation is ByteDance's translation-focused text model for direct multilingual conversion tasks. Volcano Ark's public pricing row lists Y1.20/M input and Y3.60/M output, which AI//COST stores as $0.169/M and $0.507/M at Y7.1/USD. No separate cache-hit or tier ladder is published for this row. Pulled directly from volcengine.com daily.

Input - per 1M tokens
$0.17/M
Original Y1.20/M CNY source
Output - per 1M tokens
$0.51/M
Original Y3.60/M CNY source
Cache N/A
$0.17/M
No cache listed publicly N/A
Effective - agentic blend
$0.20/M
92/8 split - no cache discount
§ 01 / TERMINAL

Run the numbers.

Live calculator pre-loaded with Doubao Seed Translation's public flat rate. Use it for document translation, subtitle conversion, and multilingual support planning when you need a dedicated translation row instead of a general chat model.

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§ 02 / SCENARIOS

Real-world presets.

DOCS

Technical documentation

$0.012/doc
40k in - 10k out~8,446 docs/$100
SUPPORT

Customer support reply

$0.002/turn
8k in - 1k out~52,938 turns/$100
SUBTITLES

Video subtitle pass

$0.007/episode
10k in - 10k out~14,793 passes/$100
LEGAL

Contract translation

$0.020/contract
60k in - 20k out~4,926 contracts/$100
§ 03 / TAPE

Price history.

The public Doubao translation row is currently a flat Y1.20/M input and Y3.60/M output.

Input · $0.17/M
Output · $0.51/M
Cached · $0.17/M
MAY 18 First AI//COST verification captured the flat Doubao translation rowMAY 23 Re-verified on Volcano Ark pricing page at Y1.20/M input and Y3.60/M output with no cache line published
§ 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 Translation Current $0.17 $0.51 $0.20 agentic 92/8 documented elsewhere Dedicated ByteDance translation
Hunyuan Translation $0.17 $0.51 $0.20 same list price documented elsewhere Tencent translation workloads
Hunyuan Translation Lite $0.14 $0.42 $0.16 cheaper documented elsewhere Lower-latency translation
Doubao Seed 2.0 Mini $0.03 cache $0.01 $0.28 $0.03 generic budget alternative 256K Cheap general multilingual chat
Doubao Seed 1.6 Flash $0.02 cache $0.00 $0.21 $0.02 cheapest same-provider row 256K High-volume low-cost chat

Frequently asked.

Practical Doubao translation pricing questions, with the public CNY row separated from calculator assumptions.

Q · 01 What is Doubao Seed Translation priced at today? +
Volcano Ark's public pricing page lists Y1.20/M input and Y3.60/M output for Doubao Seed Translation. AI//COST stores that as $0.169/M and $0.507/M using the queue's Y7.1/USD conversion rate.
Q · 02 Does ByteDance publish a cache-hit discount for this row? +
No. The public pricing row for Doubao Seed Translation does not include a separate cache-hit or prompt-caching price. This page therefore treats cached input the same as normal input instead of inventing a discount.
Q · 03 How does it compare with Hunyuan Translation? +
Hunyuan Translation currently lists the same public $0.169/M input and $0.507/M output after CNY conversion. The practical difference is ecosystem choice: Doubao if you are already on Volcano Ark, Tencent if your workloads already live on Tencent Cloud.
Q · 04 Is there a cheaper translation-focused alternative? +
Yes. Hunyuan Translation Lite is cheaper at $0.141/M input and $0.423/M output. If you do not need a dedicated translation row at all, generic low-cost models such as Doubao Seed 1.6 Flash are cheaper still.
Q · 05 Are taxes or enterprise discounts included here? +
No. This page stores Volcano Ark's public pre-tax list price and converts it to USD only for comparison. Contract rebates, enterprise discounts, and non-public billing terms are outside this page.
Q · 06 Why is the effective figure lower than the output rate suggests? +
Because AI//COST uses the same 92/8 planning blend everywhere. With no public cache discount, the blended figure is simply a weighted average of the published input and output rows, not a different 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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