Seed 1.6 Flash vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507
Seed 1.6 Flash comes out ahead, 78 to 55 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
ByteDance SeedSeed 1.6 Flash
78/100- ECI—
- Price$0.022 / $0.223
- Context256K
Mistral AIVoxtral Small 24B 2507
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.30
- Context33K
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Seed 1.6 Flash is our pick
Seed 1.6 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (55). 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 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.15 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextSeed 1.6 FlashSeed 1.6 Flash 256,000 · Voxtral Small 24B 2507 32,768 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsSeed 1.6 Flash: Text, Images · Voxtral Small 24B 2507: Text, Audio
- Self-hostingVoxtral Small 24B 2507Publishes downloadable weights (Apache 2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Seed 1.6 Flash | Voxtral Small 24B 2507 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 89 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 70 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 36 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 78/100 | 55/100 |
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 | Seed 1.6 FlashByteDance Seed | Voxtral Small 24B 2507Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.022 (best) | $0.10 |
| Output | $0.223 (best) | $0.30 |
| Cached input | $0.0044 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.072 (best) | $0.15 |
| Long-context rate | Over 32K: $0.045 / $0.445 | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Volcengine Ark API | Official Mistral API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 256,000 tokens (best) | 32,768 tokens |
| Max output | 32,000 tokens | 32,768 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | Yes |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenApache 2.0 |
| API model ID | doubao-seed-1-6-flash-250828 | voxtral-small-latest |
| API providers | 2 | 7 (best) |
| Released | Aug 28, 2025 | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Seed 1.6 Flash$0.668
- Voxtral Small 24B 2507$1.60
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Seed 1.6 Flash or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
Seed 1.6 Flash is the better all-round choice, scoring 78/100 against Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (55). 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, Seed 1.6 Flash or Voxtral Small 24B 2507?
Seed 1.6 Flash is cheaper at $0.022 input / $0.223 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price). Voxtral Small 24B 2507 costs $0.10 input / $0.30 output per million tokens (official Mistral API price). 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 $0.15 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507 (2.1× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Seed 1.6 Flash has not been scored yet and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Seed 1.6 Flash and Voxtral Small 24B 2507 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 32,768 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507. Maximum output per response: Seed 1.6 Flash up to 32,000, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 up to 32,768 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Seed 1.6 Flash accepts text and images; Voxtral Small 24B 2507 accepts text and audio. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Voxtral Small 24B 2507 publishes its weights (Apache 2.0) 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. Voxtral Small 24B 2507 came out Jul 15, 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.
