Trendyol Asure 12B vs Qwen3 Coder Next vs Seed 2.0 Lite
Seed 2.0 Lite comes out ahead, 73 to 54 and 51 on our weighted score.
Trendyol
Trendyol Asure 12B
54/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.50
- Context131K
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3 Coder Next
51/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $1.20
- Context262K
- Our pick
ByteDance SeedSeed 2.0 Lite
73/100- ECI—
- Price$0.089 / $0.534
- Context256K
Seed 2.0 Lite is our pick
Seed 2.0 Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Trendyol Asure 12B (54) and Qwen3 Coder Next (51). It leads on inputs & features. 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 priceTrendyol Asure 12BTrendyol Asure 12B $0.20 · Seed 2.0 Lite $0.20 · Qwen3 Coder Next $0.45 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextQwen3 Coder NextQwen3 Coder Next 262,144 · Seed 2.0 Lite 256,000 · Trendyol Asure 12B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsSeed 2.0 LiteTrendyol Asure 12B: Text, Images · Qwen3 Coder Next: Text · Seed 2.0 Lite: Text, Images, Video
- Self-hostingTrendyol Asure 12B and Qwen3 Coder NextPublishes downloadable weights (Gemma)
| Measure | Weight | Trendyol Asure 12B | Qwen3 Coder Next | Seed 2.0 Lite |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 83 | 66 | 83 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 35 | 80 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 37 | 36 |
| Overall | 100% | 54/100 | 51/100 | 73/100 |
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 | Trendyol Asure 12BTrendyol | Qwen3 Coder NextAlibaba (Qwen) | Seed 2.0 LiteByteDance Seed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.10 | $0.20 | $0.089 (best) |
| Output | $0.50 (best) | $1.20 | $0.534 |
| Cached input | — | — | $0.018 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.20 (best) | $0.45 | $0.20 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Over 32K: $0.134 / $0.802 |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Median of 11 providers | Official Volcengine Ark API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) | 256,000 tokens |
| Max output | — | 65,536 tokens (best) | 32,000 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | Yes |
| Reasoning | No | No | Yesminimal · low · medium · high · xhigh · max |
| Tool calling | No | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | Yes |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | OpenGemma | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | — | doubao-seed-2-0-lite-260428 |
| API providers | 1 | 11 (best) | 6 |
| Released | Feb 19, 2026 | Feb 3, 2026 | Feb 14, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Sep 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Trendyol Asure 12B$2.00
- Qwen3 Coder Next$4.40
- Seed 2.0 Lite$1.96
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Trendyol Asure 12B, Qwen3 Coder Next or Seed 2.0 Lite?
Seed 2.0 Lite is the better all-round choice, scoring 73/100 against Trendyol Asure 12B (54) and Qwen3 Coder Next (51). It leads on inputs & features. 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, Trendyol Asure 12B, Qwen3 Coder Next or Seed 2.0 Lite?
Trendyol Asure 12B is cheaper at $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); Qwen3 Coder Next costs $0.20 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.20 per million tokens for Trendyol Asure 12B versus $0.20 for Seed 2.0 Lite (1× as much) and $0.45 for Qwen3 Coder Next (2.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Trendyol Asure 12B has not been scored yet, Qwen3 Coder Next has not been scored yet and Seed 2.0 Lite has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Trendyol Asure 12B, Qwen3 Coder Next and Seed 2.0 Lite 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?
Qwen3 Coder Next has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 256,000 for Seed 2.0 Lite and 131,072 for Trendyol Asure 12B. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 Coder Next up to 65,536, Seed 2.0 Lite up to 32,000 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Trendyol Asure 12B accepts text and images; Qwen3 Coder Next accepts text; Seed 2.0 Lite accepts text, images and video. Seed 2.0 Lite handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Trendyol Asure 12B and Qwen3 Coder Next publishes its weights (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; Qwen3 Coder Next came out Feb 3, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3 Coder Next Sep 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.
