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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Seed 1.6 Flash

Seed 1.6 Flash comes out ahead, 81 to 62 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. NVIDIA

    Nemotron Nano 9B v2

    Released Aug 18, 2025

    62/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.06 / $0.23
    • Context131K
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  2. Our pick

    ByteDance Seed

    Seed 1.6 Flash

    Released Aug 28, 2025Deprecated

    81/100
    • 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 81/100 against Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (62). 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 · Nemotron Nano 9B v2 $0.102 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextSeed 1.6 FlashSeed 1.6 Flash 256,000 · Nemotron Nano 9B v2 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsSeed 1.6 FlashNemotron Nano 9B v2: Text · Seed 1.6 Flash: Text, Images, Video
  • Self-hostingNemotron Nano 9B v2Publishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightNemotron Nano 9B v2Seed 1.6 Flash
Price50%93100
Inputs & features30%3580
Context window20%2536
Overall100%62/10081/100

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.

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 vs Seed 1.6 Flash specifications side by side
SpecificationNemotron Nano 9B v2NVIDIASeed 1.6 FlashByteDance Seed
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.06$0.022 (best)
Output$0.23$0.223 (best)
Cached input—$0.0044
Blended (3:1)$0.102$0.072 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateOver 32K: $0.045 / $0.445
Price sourceMedian of 3 providersOfficial Volcengine Ark API
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens256,000 tokens (best)
Max output131,072 tokens (best)32,000 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoYes
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoYes
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model ID—doubao-seed-1-6-flash-250828
API providers35 (best)
ReleasedAug 18, 2025Aug 28, 2025
Knowledge cutoffSep 2024—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Nemotron Nano 9B v2$1.06
  • Seed 1.6 Flash$0.668
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Nemotron Nano 9B v2 or Seed 1.6 Flash?

Seed 1.6 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 81/100 against Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (62). 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, Nemotron Nano 9B v2 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). Nemotron Nano 9B v2 costs $0.06 input / $0.23 output per million tokens (median across 3 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 $0.102 for Nemotron Nano 9B v2 (1.4× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 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 Nemotron Nano 9B v2 and Seed 1.6 Flash yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Seed 1.6 Flash has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 131,072 for Nemotron Nano 9B v2. Maximum output per response: Nemotron Nano 9B v2 up to 131,072, Seed 1.6 Flash up to 32,000 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 accepts text; Seed 1.6 Flash accepts text, images and video. Seed 1.6 Flash handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Nemotron Nano 9B v2 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Seed 1.6 Flash is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Seed 1.6 Flash is the newest, released Aug 28, 2025. Nemotron Nano 9B v2 came out Aug 18, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Nemotron Nano 9B v2 Sep 2024.

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 Nov 2, 2026.

05 — Keep comparing

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