Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
Intelligence
25.2
#206/521
Coding
16.7
#238/427
Math
84.7
#50/265
Speed
44 tok/s
TTFT: 1.54s
Pricing
$0.21 / $0.57
per 1M tokens (in/out)
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct is ByteDance Seed’s model designed for instruction-based tasks. It processes at 43.812 tokens per second and is priced at $0.21 per million input tokens, targeting professional users.
When to Use Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
✓ Best For
- Instruction-based applications
- Mathematical problem-solving
- Coding assistance
✗ Not Ideal For
- High-speed real-time applications
- General conversational tasks
How Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct Compares
Intelligence Index · Higher is better
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Benchmark Profile
Coding Index
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Output Speed · tok/s
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Math Index
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Intelligence · Coding · Math
Intelligence
Coding
Math
All Benchmark Scores (13)
| Benchmark | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence Index | 25.2 | |
| Coding Index | 16.7 | |
| Math Index | 84.7 | |
| MMLU-Pro | 815% | |
| GPQA | 726% | |
| LiveCodeBench | 765% | |
| HLE | 91% | |
| SciCode | 36.5% | |
| IFBench | 41.9% | |
| LCR | 57.7% | |
| TerminalBench Hard | 6.8% | |
| Tau2 | 49.4% | |
| AIME 2025 | 84.7% |
Data: Artificial Analysis · Updated: April 2, 2026
Frequently Asked Questions (15)
When was Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct released?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct was released on August 20, 2025.
Who created Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct was created by ByteDance Seed.
How intelligent is Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct scores 25 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, placing it well above average among other open weight models of similar size (median: 15).
How fast is Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct generates output at 35.3 tokens per second (based on the median across providers serving the model), which is at the lower end compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 98.0 t/s).
What is the latency of Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct has a time to first token (TTFT) of 3.11s (based on the median across providers serving the model), which is at the higher end compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 1.72s).
How much does Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct cost?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct costs $0.21 per 1M input tokens (somewhat higher than average, median: $0.18) and $0.57 per 1M output tokens (better than average, median: $0.58), based on the median across providers serving the model.
What is Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct API pricing?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct costs $0.21 per 1M input tokens and $0.57 per 1M output tokens (based on the median across providers serving the model). For a blended rate (3:1 input to output ratio), this is $0.30 per 1M tokens. Pricing may vary by provider.
How verbose is Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct?
When evaluated on the Intelligence Index, Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct generated 54M output tokens, which is somewhat higher than average compared to other open weight models of similar size (median: 20M).
Is Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct a reasoning model?
Yes, Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct is a reasoning model. It uses extended thinking or chain-of-thought reasoning to work through complex problems before providing an answer.
What input modalities does Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct support?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct supports text input.
What output modalities does Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct support?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct supports text output.
Can Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct process images?
No, Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct does not support image input. It can only process text.
Is Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct multimodal?
No, Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct is not multimodal. It only supports text input.
What is the context window of Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct?
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct has a context window of 510k tokens. This determines how much text and conversation history the model can process in a single request.
Is Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct open source?
Yes, Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct is open weights. The model weights are publicly available and can be downloaded for self-hosting.
