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

Seed-OSS-36B-InstructvsRing-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

Ring-flash-2.0

Input
$0.14/M
Output
$0.57/M
Speed
81 tok/s
TTFT
1.56s

Winner by Category

Cheaper
Ring-flash-2.0
Faster (tok/s)
Ring-flash-2.0
Lower Latency
Ring-flash-2.0
Benchmarks (9-2)
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

Pricing Comparison

MetricSeed-OSS-36B-InstructRing-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
Ring-flash-2.0$0.20

Speed Comparison

Output Speed (tokens/s) — higher is better
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
40 tok/s
Ring-flash-2.0
81 tok/s
Time to First Token (seconds) — lower is better
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
1.60s
Ring-flash-2.0
1.56s

Benchmark Comparison

Data from Artificial Analysis API — 12 benchmarks

Intelligence Index
25.214.0
Coding Index
16.710.6
Math Index
84.783.7
GPQA Diamond
72.6%72.5%
MMLU-Pro
81.5%79.3%
LiveCodeBench
76.5%62.8%
AIME 2025
84.7%83.7%
MATH-500
Humanity's Last Exam
9.1%8.9%
SciCode
36.5%16.8%
IFBench
41.9%43.3%
TerminalBench
6.8%7.6%
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct9 wins
2 winsRing-flash-2.0

Frequently Asked Questions

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

Ring-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 2 for Ring-flash-2.0. See the detailed benchmark chart above for per-category results.

Which is faster for real-time applications?

Ring-flash-2.0 generates tokens faster at 81 tok/s vs 40 tok/s. However, Ring-flash-2.0 has lower time-to-first-token (1.56s vs 1.60s).

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

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