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

Seed-OSS-36B-InstructvsLing-flash-2.0

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

ByteDance Seed

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

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

Ling-flash-2.0

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

Winner by Category

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

Pricing Comparison

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

Speed Comparison

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

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
25.215.7
Coding Index
16.716.7
Math Index
84.765.3
GPQA Diamond
72.6%65.7%
MMLU-Pro
81.5%77.7%
LiveCodeBench
76.5%58.9%
AIME 2025
84.7%65.3%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
9.1%6.3%
SciCode
36.5%28.9%
IFBench
41.9%34.4%
TerminalBench
6.8%10.6%
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct9 wins
1 winsLing-flash-2.0

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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. However, Ling-flash-2.0 has lower time-to-first-token (1.43s vs 1.60s).

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

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.