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doubao-seed-2.1-lite API Price
Volcano Ark · doubao-seed-2.1-lite
| Billing | CNY · 1M tokens |
|---|---|
| Modalities | Text / Audio |
| Deep Thinking | — |
| Verified Date | 2026-10-21 |
| Official pricing page | www.volcengine.com/docs/82379/1544106 ↗ |
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在线推理（常规）；输入(Audio) 12.00 元/百万token，缓存命中(Audio) 2.40 元/百万token
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Monthly Cost Estimate
30 days · no cache hits · list price
Free quotas, tiered pricing, batch discounts, and time-based pricing are not included; refer to official bills.
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- Seed-2.1-Turbo(official ID) ¥3 / ¥15
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- doubao-seedance-1.0-pro ¥15 /1M tokens
- Seedance 1.0 Lite I2V(Delisted) ¥10 /1M tokens
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- Doubao-Seed-Evolving ¥6 / ¥30
- Doubao-Seed-2.1-pro ¥6 / ¥30
- Doubao-Seed-2.0-lite ¥0.6 / ¥3.6
- Doubao-Seed-2.0-mini ¥0.2 / ¥2
- GLM-5.2 ¥8 / ¥28
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- doubao-seed-2.1-pro ¥6 / ¥30
- doubao-seed-2.1-turbo ¥3 / ¥15
- doubao-seed-2.0-pro ¥3.2 / ¥16
- doubao-seed-2.0-lite ¥0.6 / ¥3.6
- doubao-seed-2.0-mini ¥0.2 / ¥2
- doubao-seed-2.0-code ¥3.2 / ¥16
- doubao-seed-character ¥0.8 / ¥2
- doubao-seed-translation ¥1.2 / ¥3.6
- glm-5.3-flash ¥0.8 / ¥2.8
- glm-5.2 ¥8 / ¥28
- deepseek-v4-1-flash ¥1 / ¥4
- doubao-seedream-5-0-pro ¥0.02 / ¥0.3
- doubao-seedream-5-0-flash ¥0 / ¥0.12
- doubao-seedream-5-0-lite ¥0 / ¥0.22
- doubao-seedream-4-5 ¥0 / ¥0.25
- doubao-seedream-4-0 ¥0 / ¥0.2
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FAQ
How much does the doubao-seed-2.1-lite API cost?
Input ¥0.8/1M tokens, output ¥2.7/1M tokens
Which input modalities does doubao-seed-2.1-lite support?
Text / Audio.
What is the approximate monthly cost of doubao-seed-2.1-lite?
Depends on volume: light use (1M input + 300K output per day) ≈ ¥48.3/month; medium (5M + 1.5M) ≈ ¥241.5/month; heavy agents (10M + 3M) ≈ ¥483/month. Cache hits, batch discounts and tiered pricing can lower this further.
How does doubao-seed-2.1-lite compare with peers on value?
Volcano Ark doubao-seed-2.1-lite is priced low among comparable models; compare against GPT-4o, Claude 3.5 and Gemini 2.5. See the Pricemon market table for a full comparison.
What use cases suit doubao-seed-2.1-lite?
Good for: chat systems, customer support, content generation, coding assistance, data analysis.
Does doubao-seed-2.1-lite have a free tier?
Check Volcano Ark's official pricing page for the latest free quota, trial policy and tiered pricing. Policies differ by vendor and change over time.