Seed 2.0 Code vs Tiny Aya Fire
Seed 2.0 Code comes out ahead, 63 to 15 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
ByteDance SeedSeed 2.0 Code
63/100- ECI—
- Price$0.475 / $2.37
- Context262K
CohereTiny Aya Fire
15/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context8K
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Seed 2.0 Code is our pick
Seed 2.0 Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Tiny Aya Fire (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 priceSeed 2.0 CodeSeed 2.0 Code $0.95 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Tiny Aya Fire unpriced
- Longest contextSeed 2.0 CodeSeed 2.0 Code 262,144 · Tiny Aya Fire 8,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed 2.0 CodeSeed 2.0 Code: Text, Images, Video · Tiny Aya Fire: Text
- Self-hostingTiny Aya FirePublishes downloadable weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0)
| Measure | Weight | Seed 2.0 Code | Tiny Aya Fire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 80 | 25 |
| Context window | 40% | 37 | 0 |
| Overall | 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 | Seed 2.0 CodeByteDance Seed | Tiny Aya FireCohere |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.475 | — |
| Output | $2.37 | — |
| Cached input | $0.095 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.95 | — |
| Long-context rate | Over 32K: $0.712 / $3.56 | — |
| Price source | Official Volcengine Ark API | — |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens (best) | 8,000 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens (best) | 8,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No |
| Reasoning | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | Yes | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenCC-BY-NC-4.0 |
| API model ID | doubao-seed-2-0-code-preview-260215 | tiny-aya-fire |
| API providers | 10 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Feb 14, 2026 | Feb 17, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Seed 2.0 Code$9.50
- Tiny Aya Fire—
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Seed 2.0 Code or Tiny Aya Fire?
Seed 2.0 Code is the better all-round choice, scoring 63/100 against Tiny Aya Fire (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, Seed 2.0 Code or Tiny Aya Fire?
Seed 2.0 Code is cheaper at $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 $0.95 per million tokens for Seed 2.0 Code versus . Tiny Aya Fire has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Seed 2.0 Code has not been scored yet and Tiny Aya Fire has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Seed 2.0 Code and Tiny Aya Fire 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 2.0 Code has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 8,000 for Tiny Aya Fire. Maximum output per response: Seed 2.0 Code up to 131,072, Tiny Aya Fire up to 8,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Seed 2.0 Code accepts text, images and video; Tiny Aya Fire accepts text. Seed 2.0 Code handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Tiny Aya Fire publishes its weights (CC-BY-NC-4.0) and can be self-hosted; Seed 2.0 Code is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Tiny Aya Fire is the newest, released 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.
