Sarvam 30B vs Seed 2.0 Code vs Tiny Aya Water
Seed 2.0 Code comes out ahead, 63 to 31 and 15 on our weighted score, though Sarvam 30B is 24× cheaper per token.
Sarvam AI
Sarvam 30B
31/100- ECI—
- Price$0.02 / $0.10
- Context128K
- Our pick
ByteDance SeedSeed 2.0 Code
63/100- ECI—
- Price$0.475 / $2.37
- Context262K
CohereTiny Aya Water
15/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context8K
Seed 2.0 Code is our pick
Seed 2.0 Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Sarvam 30B (31) and Tiny Aya Water (15). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 · Seed 2.0 Code $0.95 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Tiny Aya Water unpriced
- Longest contextSeed 2.0 CodeSeed 2.0 Code 262,144 · Sarvam 30B 128,000 · Tiny Aya Water 8,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed 2.0 CodeSarvam 30B: Text · Seed 2.0 Code: Text, Images, Video · Tiny Aya Water: Text
- Self-hostingSarvam 30B and Tiny Aya WaterPublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | Sarvam 30B | Seed 2.0 Code | Tiny Aya Water |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 35 | 80 | 25 |
| Context window | 40% | 24 | 37 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 31/100 | 63/100 | 15/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. 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 2.0 CodeByteDance Seed | Tiny Aya WaterCohere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.02 (best) | $0.475 | — |
| Output | $0.10 (best) | $2.37 | — |
| Cached input | — | $0.095 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.04 (best) | $0.95 | — |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Over 32K: $0.712 / $3.56 | — |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Official Volcengine Ark API | — |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 128,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) | 8,000 tokens |
| Max output | 128,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) | 8,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yes · low · medium · high | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 |
| API model ID | sarvam-30b | doubao-seed-2-0-code-preview-260215 | tiny-aya-water |
| API providers | 2 | 10 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Feb 18, 2026 | Feb 14, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Sarvam 30B$0.40
- Seed 2.0 Code$9.50
- Tiny Aya Water—
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Sarvam 30B, Seed 2.0 Code or Tiny Aya Water?
Seed 2.0 Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Sarvam 30B (31) and Tiny Aya Water (15). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Sarvam 30B, Seed 2.0 Code or Tiny Aya Water?
Sarvam 30B is cheaper at $0.02 input / $0.10 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Seed 2.0 Code costs $0.475 input / $2.37 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 $0.95 for Seed 2.0 Code (24× as much). Tiny Aya Water has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Sarvam 30B has not been scored yet, Seed 2.0 Code has not been scored yet and Tiny Aya Water has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Sarvam 30B, Seed 2.0 Code and Tiny Aya Water 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 2.0 Code has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 128,000 for Sarvam 30B and 8,000 for Tiny Aya Water. Maximum output per response: Sarvam 30B up to 128,000, Seed 2.0 Code up to 131,072, Tiny Aya Water up to 8,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Sarvam 30B accepts text; Seed 2.0 Code accepts text, images and video; Tiny Aya Water accepts text. Seed 2.0 Code handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Sarvam 30B and Tiny Aya Water publishes its weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0) and can be self-hosted; Seed 2.0 Code is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Sarvam 30B is the newest, released Feb 18, 2026. Tiny Aya Water came out Feb 17, 2026; Seed 2.0 Code came out Feb 14, 2026.
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.
