Sarvam 30B vs Seed 1.6 Flash vs Granite-4.0-H-Micro
Seed 1.6 Flash comes out ahead, 78 to 65 and 65 on our weighted score, though Sarvam 30B is 45% cheaper per token.
Sarvam AI
Sarvam 30B
65/100- ECI—
- Price$0.02 / $0.10
- Context128K
- Our pick
ByteDance SeedSeed 1.6 Flash
78/100- ECI—
- Price$0.022 / $0.223
- Context256K
IBMGranite-4.0-H-Micro
65/100- ECI—
- Price$0.017 / $0.112
- Context131K
Seed 1.6 Flash is our pick
Seed 1.6 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Granite-4.0-H-Micro (65) and Sarvam 30B (65). It leads on 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 priceSarvam 30BSarvam 30B $0.04 · Granite-4.0-H-Micro $0.041 · Seed 1.6 Flash $0.072 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextSeed 1.6 FlashSeed 1.6 Flash 256,000 · Granite-4.0-H-Micro 131,072 · Sarvam 30B 128,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed 1.6 FlashSarvam 30B: Text · Seed 1.6 Flash: Text, Images · Granite-4.0-H-Micro: Text
- Self-hostingSarvam 30B and Granite-4.0-H-MicroPublishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | Sarvam 30B | Seed 1.6 Flash | Granite-4.0-H-Micro |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 70 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 36 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 65/100 | 78/100 | 65/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Sarvam 30BSarvam AI | Seed 1.6 FlashByteDance Seed | Granite-4.0-H-MicroIBM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.02 | $0.022 | $0.017 (best) |
| Output | $0.10 (best) | $0.223 | $0.112 |
| Cached input | — | $0.0044 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.04 (best) | $0.072 | $0.041 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Over 32K: $0.045 / $0.445 | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Official Volcengine Ark API | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 256,000 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens | 32,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes · low · medium · high | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | Open |
| API model ID | sarvam-30b | doubao-seed-1-6-flash-250828 | — |
| API providers | 2 (best) | 2 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Feb 18, 2026 | Aug 28, 2025 | Oct 2, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Sarvam 30B$0.40
- Seed 1.6 Flash$0.668
- Granite-4.0-H-Micro$0.394
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Sarvam 30B, Seed 1.6 Flash or Granite-4.0-H-Micro?
Seed 1.6 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Granite-4.0-H-Micro (65) and Sarvam 30B (65). It leads on 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, Sarvam 30B, Seed 1.6 Flash or Granite-4.0-H-Micro?
Sarvam 30B is cheaper at $0.02 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Granite-4.0-H-Micro costs $0.017 input / $0.112 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider); Seed 1.6 Flash costs $0.022 input / $0.223 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.04 per million tokens for Sarvam 30B versus $0.041 for Granite-4.0-H-Micro (1× as much) and $0.072 for Seed 1.6 Flash (1.8× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Sarvam 30B has not been scored yet, Seed 1.6 Flash has not been scored yet and Granite-4.0-H-Micro has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Sarvam 30B, Seed 1.6 Flash and Granite-4.0-H-Micro 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?
Seed 1.6 Flash has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 131,072 for Granite-4.0-H-Micro and 128,000 for Sarvam 30B. Maximum output per response: Sarvam 30B up to 128,000, Seed 1.6 Flash up to 32,000, Granite-4.0-H-Micro up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Sarvam 30B accepts text; Seed 1.6 Flash accepts text and images; Granite-4.0-H-Micro accepts text. Seed 1.6 Flash handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Sarvam 30B and Granite-4.0-H-Micro publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Seed 1.6 Flash is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Sarvam 30B is the newest, released Feb 18, 2026. Granite-4.0-H-Micro came out Oct 2, 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.
