Seed 2.0 Lite vs Devstral Small 2
Seed 2.0 Lite comes out ahead, 73 to 67 on our weighted score, though Devstral Small 2 is 25% cheaper per token.
- Our pick
ByteDance SeedSeed 2.0 Lite
73/100- ECI—
- Price$0.089 / $0.534
- Context256K
Mistral AIDevstral Small 2
67/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.30
- Context262K
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Seed 2.0 Lite is our pick
Seed 2.0 Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Devstral Small 2 (67). It leads on inputs & features. Devstral Small 2 wins on price. 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 priceDevstral Small 2Devstral Small 2 $0.15 · Seed 2.0 Lite $0.20 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextDevstral Small 2Devstral Small 2 262,144 · Seed 2.0 Lite 256,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed 2.0 LiteSeed 2.0 Lite: Text, Images, Video · Devstral Small 2: Text, Images
- Self-hostingDevstral Small 2Publishes downloadable weights (Apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Seed 2.0 Lite | Devstral Small 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 83 | 89 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 50 |
| Context window | 20% | 36 | 37 |
| Overall | 100% | 73/100 | 67/100 |
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 2.0 LiteByteDance Seed | Devstral Small 2Mistral AI |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.089 (best) | $0.10 |
| Output | $0.534 | $0.30 (best) |
| Cached input | $0.018 | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.20 | $0.15 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Over 32K: $0.134 / $0.802 | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Volcengine Ark API | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 256,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 32,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | OpenApache-2.0 |
| API model ID | doubao-seed-2-0-lite-260428 | — |
| API providers | 6 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Feb 14, 2026 | Dec 9, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Dec 2025 |
What would a month cost?
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- Seed 2.0 Lite$1.96
- Devstral Small 2$1.60
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Seed 2.0 Lite or Devstral Small 2?
Seed 2.0 Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Devstral Small 2 (67). It leads on inputs & features. Devstral Small 2 wins on price. 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 2.0 Lite or Devstral Small 2?
Devstral Small 2 is cheaper at $0.10 input / $0.30 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Seed 2.0 Lite costs $0.089 input / $0.534 output per million tokens (official Volcengine Ark API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.15 per million tokens for Devstral Small 2 versus $0.20 for Seed 2.0 Lite (1.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Seed 2.0 Lite has not been scored yet and Devstral Small 2 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Seed 2.0 Lite and Devstral Small 2 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?
Devstral Small 2 has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 256,000 for Seed 2.0 Lite. Maximum output per response: Seed 2.0 Lite up to 32,000, Devstral Small 2 up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Seed 2.0 Lite accepts text, images and video; Devstral Small 2 accepts text and images. Seed 2.0 Lite handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Devstral Small 2 publishes its weights (Apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Seed 2.0 Lite is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Seed 2.0 Lite is the newest, released Feb 14, 2026. Devstral Small 2 came out Dec 9, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Devstral Small 2 Dec 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.
