Seed 2.0 Lite vs Trinity Mini vs Trendyol Asure 12B
Seed 2.0 Lite comes out ahead, 73 to 65 and 54 on our weighted score, though Trinity Mini is 2.8× cheaper per token.
- Our pick
ByteDance SeedSeed 2.0 Lite
73/100- ECI—
- Price$0.089 / $0.534
- Context256K
Arcee AITrinity Mini
65/100- ECI—
- Price$0.045 / $0.15
- Context131K
Trendyol
Trendyol Asure 12B
54/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.50
- Context131K
Seed 2.0 Lite is our pick
Seed 2.0 Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Trinity Mini (65) and Trendyol Asure 12B (54). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Trinity Mini 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 priceTrinity MiniTrinity Mini $0.071 · Trendyol Asure 12B $0.20 · Seed 2.0 Lite $0.20 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextSeed 2.0 LiteSeed 2.0 Lite 256,000 · Trinity Mini 131,072 · Trendyol Asure 12B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed 2.0 LiteSeed 2.0 Lite: Text, Images, Video · Trinity Mini: Text · Trendyol Asure 12B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingTrinity Mini and Trendyol Asure 12BPublishes downloadable weights (OpenMDW-1.1 and Gemma)
| Measure | Weight | Seed 2.0 Lite | Trinity Mini | Trendyol Asure 12B |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 83 | 100 | 83 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 80 | 35 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 36 | 24 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 73/100 | 65/100 | 54/100 |
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 | Trinity MiniArcee AI | Trendyol Asure 12BTrendyol |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.089 | $0.045 (best) | $0.10 |
| Output | $0.534 | $0.15 (best) | $0.50 |
| Cached input | $0.018 | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.20 | $0.071 (best) | $0.20 |
| Long-context rate | Over 32K: $0.134 / $0.802 | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Volcengine Ark API | Median of 1 providers | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 256,000 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 32,000 tokens | 131,072 tokens (best) | — |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | Yes | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | No |
| Structured output | Yes | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | OpenOpenMDW-1.1 | OpenGemma |
| API model ID | doubao-seed-2-0-lite-260428 | — | — |
| API providers | 6 (best) | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Feb 14, 2026 | Dec 1, 2025 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Seed 2.0 Lite$1.96
- Trinity Mini$0.75
- Trendyol Asure 12B$2.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Seed 2.0 Lite, Trinity Mini or Trendyol Asure 12B?
Seed 2.0 Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Trinity Mini (65) and Trendyol Asure 12B (54). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Trinity Mini 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, Trinity Mini or Trendyol Asure 12B?
Trinity Mini is cheaper at $0.045 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Trendyol Asure 12B costs $0.10 input / $0.50 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 $0.071 per million tokens for Trinity Mini versus $0.20 for Trendyol Asure 12B (2.8× as much) and $0.20 for Seed 2.0 Lite (2.8× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Seed 2.0 Lite has not been scored yet, Trinity Mini has not been scored yet and Trendyol Asure 12B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Seed 2.0 Lite, Trinity Mini and Trendyol Asure 12B yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Trendyol Asure 12B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Seed 2.0 Lite has the largest context window at 256,000 tokens, against 131,072 for Trinity Mini and 131,072 for Trendyol Asure 12B. Maximum output per response: Seed 2.0 Lite up to 32,000, Trinity Mini up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Seed 2.0 Lite accepts text, images and video; Trinity Mini accepts text; Trendyol Asure 12B accepts text and images. Seed 2.0 Lite handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Trinity Mini and Trendyol Asure 12B publishes its weights (OpenMDW-1.1 and Gemma) and can be self-hosted; Seed 2.0 Lite is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Trendyol Asure 12B is the newest, released Feb 19, 2026. Seed 2.0 Lite came out Feb 14, 2026; Trinity Mini came out Dec 1, 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.
