Is Seed 1.6 or Qwen3 Coder Next cheaper?

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on output tokens ($0.80 vs $2.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Seed 1.6 or Qwen3 Coder Next?

Both models offer a similar context window.

Seed 1.6 vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper on output tokens. Choose Seed 1.6 or Qwen3 Coder Next based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Seed 1.6	Qwen3 Coder Next
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.25	$0.11
Output / 1M tokens	$2.00	$0.80
Context window	262K	262K
Parameters	—	80B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Dec 2025	Feb 2026

Seed 1.6 details →Qwen3 Coder Next details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.