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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview vs Ministral 14B vs Seed 2.0 Lite

Seed 2.0 Lite comes out ahead, 73 to 64 and 35 on our weighted score.

  1. Google

    Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview

    Released Oct 7, 2025

    35/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$1.25 / $10.00
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview

  2. Mistral AI

    Ministral 14B

    Released Dec 2, 2025

    64/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $0.20
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Ministral 14B
  3. Our pick

    ByteDance Seed

    Seed 2.0 Lite

    Released Feb 14, 2026

    73/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.089 / $0.534
    • Context256K
    Full specs Remove Seed 2.0 Lite
01 — Verdict

Seed 2.0 Lite is our pick

Seed 2.0 Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Ministral 14B (64) and Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview (35). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

  • CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
  • Lowest priceMinistral 14BMinistral 14B $0.20 · Seed 2.0 Lite $0.20 · Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview $3.44 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMinistral 14BMinistral 14B 262,144 · Seed 2.0 Lite 256,000 · Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSeed 2.0 LiteGemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview: Text, Images · Ministral 14B: Text, Images · Seed 2.0 Lite: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingMinistral 14BPublishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemini 2.5 Computer Use PreviewMinistral 14BSeed 2.0 Lite
Price50%248383
Inputs & features30%605080
Context window20%243736
Overall100%35/10064/10073/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview vs Ministral 14B vs Seed 2.0 Lite specifications side by side
SpecificationGemini 2.5 Computer Use PreviewGoogleMinistral 14BMistral AISeed 2.0 LiteByteDance Seed
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$1.25$0.20$0.089 (best)
Output$10.00$0.20 (best)$0.534
Cached input——$0.018
Blended (3:1)$3.44$0.20 (best)$0.20
Long-context rateOver 200K: $2.50 / $15.00Same rateOver 32K: $0.134 / $0.802
Price sourceOfficial Google APIMedian of 1 providersOfficial Volcengine Ark API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens262,144 tokens (best)256,000 tokens
Max output64,000 tokens262,144 tokens (best)32,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesYesYes
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoYes
ReasoningYesNoYesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputNoNoYes
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpenApache-2.0Proprietary
API model IDgemini-2.5-computer-use-preview-10-2025—doubao-seed-2-0-lite-260428
API providers216 (best)
ReleasedOct 7, 2025Dec 2, 2025Feb 14, 2026
Knowledge cutoffJan 2025——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview$32.50
  • Ministral 14B$2.40
  • Seed 2.0 Lite$1.96
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview, Ministral 14B or Seed 2.0 Lite?

Seed 2.0 Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Ministral 14B (64) and Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview (35). It leads on inputs & features. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview, Ministral 14B or Seed 2.0 Lite?

Ministral 14B is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.20 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Seed 2.0 Lite costs $0.089 input / $0.534 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price); Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview costs $1.25 input / $10.00 output per million tokens (official Google API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.20 per million tokens for Ministral 14B versus $0.20 for Seed 2.0 Lite (1× as much) and $3.44 for Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview (17× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview has not been scored yet, Ministral 14B has not been scored yet and Seed 2.0 Lite has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview, Ministral 14B and Seed 2.0 Lite yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Ministral 14B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 256,000 for Seed 2.0 Lite and 128,000 for Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview. Maximum output per response: Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview up to 64,000, Ministral 14B up to 262,144, Seed 2.0 Lite up to 32,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview accepts text and images; Ministral 14B accepts text and images; Seed 2.0 Lite accepts text, images and video. Seed 2.0 Lite handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Ministral 14B publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview and Seed 2.0 Lite is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Seed 2.0 Lite is the newest, released Feb 14, 2026. Ministral 14B came out Dec 2, 2025; Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview came out Oct 7, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Preview Jan 2025.

How do you decide the winner?

Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.

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