Model Comparison

Pixtral Large
vs. Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

Comparing 2 AI models · 12 benchmarks · Mistral, ByteDance Seed

Recommended Pick

ByteDance Seed logoSeed-OSS-36B-Instruct17 metric wins

Strongest on: Value, Input price, Output price

Best Value

ByteDance Seed logo

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

100.0 value score

53.9 reasoning / $0.30/1M

Lowest Price

ByteDance Seed logo

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

$0.21/1M input price

Best Reasoning

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Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

53.9 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Best value

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.

Price gap

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct is 9.5x cheaper on input tokens than Pixtral Large.

Reasoning gap

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct leads Pixtral Large by 33.1 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct wins 17 measurable categories, including Value, Input price, Output price, Blended price.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

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Pixtral Large

Mistral

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Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

ByteDance Seed

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Full Comparison

Metric
Mistral logoPixtral Large
Mistral
Top Pick
ByteDance Seed logoSeed-OSS-36B-Instruct
ByteDance Seed
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost$2.00/1M$0.21/1M
Output Cost$6.00/1M$0.57/1M
Blended (3:1)$3.00/1M$0.30/1M
Specifications
OrganizationMistralByteDance Seed
Release DateNov 18, 2024Aug 20, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput36.5 tok/s
TTFT1491ms
Latency56289ms
Composite Indices
Value Score3.9100.0
Reasoning Score20.753.9
Intelligence8.118.3
Math2.384.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA50.5%72.6%
MMLU Pro70.1%81.5%
HLE3.6%9.1%
LiveCodeBench26.1%76.5%
MATH 50071.4%
AIME 20252.3%84.7%
AIME (Original)7.0%
SciCode29.2%36.5%
LCR10.3%57.7%
IFBench34.5%41.9%
TAU-bench v236.5%49.4%
TerminalBench Hard6.8%

Key Takeaways

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct offers the best value at $0.21/1M,making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct has the strongest reasoning profile with a 53.9 reasoning score,combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens,suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

Mistral logo

Pixtral Large

  • General-purpose AI
  • Versatile applications
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Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis