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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT vs Seed 1.6 Flash

Seed 1.6 Flash comes out ahead, 78 to 39 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. AI Singapore

    Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT

    Released Sep 23, 2025

    39/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.351 / $0.555
    • Context128K
    Full specs Remove Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT
  2. Our pick

    ByteDance Seed

    Seed 1.6 Flash

    Released Aug 28, 2025

    78/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.022 / $0.223
    • Context256K
    Full specs Remove Seed 1.6 Flash

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01 — Verdict

Seed 1.6 Flash is our pick

Seed 1.6 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT (39). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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 priceSeed 1.6 FlashSeed 1.6 Flash $0.072 · Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT $0.402 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextSeed 1.6 FlashSeed 1.6 Flash 256,000 · Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSeed 1.6 FlashGemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT: Text · Seed 1.6 Flash: Text, Images
  • Self-hostingGemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-ITPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightGemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-ITSeed 1.6 Flash
Price50%69100
Inputs & features30%070
Context window20%2436
Overall100%39/10078/100

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.

Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT vs Seed 1.6 Flash specifications side by side
SpecificationGemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-ITAI SingaporeSeed 1.6 FlashByteDance Seed
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.351$0.022 (best)
Output$0.555$0.223 (best)
Cached input—$0.0044
Blended (3:1)$0.402$0.072 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateOver 32K: $0.045 / $0.445
Price sourceMedian of 2 providersOfficial Volcengine Ark API
Limits
Context window128,000 tokens256,000 tokens (best)
Max output128,000 tokens (best)32,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingNoYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID—doubao-seed-1-6-flash-250828
API providers22
ReleasedSep 23, 2025Aug 28, 2025
Knowledge cutoff——
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.

  • Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT$4.62
  • Seed 1.6 Flash$0.668
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT or Seed 1.6 Flash?

Seed 1.6 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT (39). It leads on price, inputs & features and context window. 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, Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT or Seed 1.6 Flash?

Seed 1.6 Flash is cheaper at $0.022 input / $0.223 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price). Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT costs $0.351 input / $0.555 output per million tokens (median across 2 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.072 per million tokens for Seed 1.6 Flash versus $0.402 for Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT (5.6× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT has not been scored yet and Seed 1.6 Flash has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT and Seed 1.6 Flash yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.

Which has the bigger context window?

Seed 1.6 Flash has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 128,000 for Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT. Maximum output per response: Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT up to 128,000, Seed 1.6 Flash up to 32,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT accepts text; Seed 1.6 Flash accepts text and images. Seed 1.6 Flash handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Seed 1.6 Flash is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Gemma-SEA-LION-v4-27B-IT is the newest, released Sep 23, 2025. Seed 1.6 Flash came out Aug 28, 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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