Is Step 5 Preview or Seed-2.0-Lite cheaper?

Seed-2.0-Lite is cheaper on output tokens ($2.75 vs $3.71 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Step 5 Preview or Seed-2.0-Lite?

Step 5 Preview has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Step 5 Preview vs Seed-2.0-Lite

Seed-2.0-Lite is cheaper on output tokens, while Step 5 Preview offers a larger context window. Choose Step 5 Preview or Seed-2.0-Lite based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Step 5 Preview	Seed-2.0-Lite
Provider	AI/ML API	AI/ML API
Input / 1M tokens	$1.38	$0.34
Output / 1M tokens	$3.71	$2.75
Context window	1M	262K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Sep 2026	Feb 2026

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