# Seed 2.0 Mini (260215)

> ByteDance Seed's compact reasoning model for latency-sensitive, high-concurrency and price-sensitive workloads.

## Key facts

- Model author: ByteDance
- Input: $0.10 per 1M tokens (starting tier)
- Output: $0.40 per 1M tokens (starting tier)
- Cached input: $0.02 per 1M tokens
- Context window: 256,000 tokens
- Maximum output: 128,000 tokens
- Input modalities: image, text
- Output modalities: text
- Capabilities: reasoning, tools, vision
- Released: 2026-02-15
- Model IDs: `byteplus/seed-2-0-mini-260215`
- Model page: https://www.realrelay.ai/model/bytedance/seed-2-0-mini-260215

## Overview

Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) is a multimodal reasoning model from the ByteDance Seed team. BytePlus positions it for latency-sensitive, high-concurrency and price-sensitive scenarios, with an emphasis on fast response and flexible inference deployment. It supports deep reasoning, multimodal understanding, tool calling and structured output.

It has a 256K-token context window and can generate up to 128K output tokens. It accepts text and image input and returns text. It was released on February 15, 2026.

## Capabilities

Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) supports reasoning, tool calling and vision. images can accompany a text prompt, and the reply comes back as text.

BytePlus also lists structured output for this model, so it can return responses in a fixed format for programmatic use.

## Pricing

Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) is priced from $0.10 per 1M input tokens and from $0.40 per 1M output tokens. Pricing is tiered, so these figures are the starting tier. Cache reads are billed from $0.02 per 1M tokens.

Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) is available through RealRelay's OpenAI-compatible API.

## Use cases

Use Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) for high-volume, real-time features such as customer-support chat or classification, where fast response and many concurrent requests matter.

With image input and tool calling, it also suits lightweight agents that read a screenshot or photo, call a tool and reply quickly in a structured format.

## Call it

OpenAI-compatible chat completions:

```bash
curl https://www.realrelay.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REALRELAY_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"model": "byteplus/seed-2-0-mini-260215", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello"}]}'
```

## FAQ

### What is Seed 2.0 Mini (260215)?

Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) is a multimodal reasoning model from the ByteDance Seed team, positioned for latency-sensitive, high-concurrency scenarios. It accepts text and image input and returns text.

### How much does Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) cost?

Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) is priced from $0.10 per 1M input tokens and from $0.40 per 1M output tokens, and the figures are the starting tier of tiered pricing. Cache reads are billed from $0.02 per 1M tokens.

### What is the context window of Seed 2.0 Mini (260215)?

Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) has a 256K-token context window and can generate up to 128K output tokens.

### What inputs and outputs does Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) support?

Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) accepts text and image input and returns text.

### Is Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) suited to high-concurrency workloads?

Yes. BytePlus positions Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) for latency-sensitive, high-concurrency and price-sensitive scenarios, with an emphasis on fast response.

### When was Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) released?

Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) was released on February 15, 2026.

### How do I call Seed 2.0 Mini (260215) via the API?

Send requests to RealRelay's OpenAI-compatible API with the model ID byteplus/seed-2-0-mini-260215 to use Seed 2.0 Mini (260215).