Compare/Ling-flash-2.0 vs Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

Ling-flash-2.0vsSeed-OSS-36B-Instruct

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, 12 benchmarks, and generation speed.

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Ling-flash-2.0

Input
$0.14/M
Output
$0.57/M
Speed
64 tok/s
TTFT
1.43s
ByteDance Seed

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

Input
$0.21/M
Output
$0.57/M
Speed
40 tok/s
TTFT
1.60s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Ling-flash-2.0
Faster (tok/s)
Ling-flash-2.0
Lower Latency
Ling-flash-2.0
Benchmarks (1-9)
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricLing-flash-2.0Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
Input ($/M tokens)$0.14$0.21
Output ($/M tokens)$0.57$0.57
Cost for 1M input + 100K output tokens:
Ling-flash-2.0$0.20
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct$0.27

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Ling-flash-2.0
64 tok/s
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
40 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Ling-flash-2.0
1.43s
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
1.60s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
15.725.2
Coding Index
16.716.7
Math Index
65.384.7
GPQA Diamond
65.7%72.6%
MMLU-Pro
77.7%81.5%
LiveCodeBench
58.9%76.5%
AIME 2025
65.3%84.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
6.3%9.1%
SciCode
28.9%36.5%
IFBench
34.4%41.9%
TerminalBench
10.6%6.8%
Ling-flash-2.01 wins
9 winsSeed-OSS-36B-Instruct

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is cheaper, Ling-flash-2.0 or Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct?

Ling-flash-2.0 is cheaper overall. Its blended price (3:1 input/output ratio) is $0.25/M tokens vs $0.30/M for Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct.

Which model performs better on benchmarks?

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct wins 9 out of 12 benchmarks compared to 1 for Ling-flash-2.0. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Ling-flash-2.0 generates tokens faster at 64 tok/s vs 40 tok/s. Ling-flash-2.0 also has lower time-to-first-token (1.43s vs 1.60s).

When should I use Ling-flash-2.0 vs Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct?

Choose based on your priorities: Ling-flash-2.0 for lower cost, Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct for stronger benchmark performance, and Ling-flash-2.0 for faster generation. For latency-sensitive apps, check the TTFT comparison above.