Model Comparison

Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)
vs. Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

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

Recommended Pick

ByteDance Seed logoSeed-OSS-36B-Instruct14 metric wins

Strongest on: Throughput, Reasoning, Intelligence

Lowest Price

Alibaba logo

Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)

$0.00/1M input price

Best Reasoning

ByteDance Seed logo

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

Price gap

Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning) is ∞x cheaper on input tokens than Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct.

Reasoning gap

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct leads Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning) by 35.2 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct wins 14 measurable categories, including Throughput, Reasoning, Intelligence, Math.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

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

Alibaba logo

Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)

Alibaba

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting
ByteDance Seed logo

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

ByteDance Seed

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting

Which answer was more useful?

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Full Comparison

Metric
Alibaba logoQwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)
Alibaba
Top Pick
ByteDance Seed logoSeed-OSS-36B-Instruct
ByteDance Seed
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost$0.00/1M$0.21/1M
Output Cost$0.00/1M$0.57/1M
Blended (3:1)$0.30/1M
Specifications
OrganizationAlibabaByteDance Seed
Release DateApr 28, 2025Aug 20, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput38.7 tok/s
TTFT1478ms
Latency53149ms
Composite Indices
Value Score100.0
Reasoning Score18.753.9
Intelligence1.518.3
Math7.384.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA28.3%72.6%
MMLU Pro41.1%81.5%
HLE5.2%9.1%
LiveCodeBench12.6%76.5%
MATH 50071.7%
AIME 20257.3%84.7%
AIME (Original)9.7%
SciCode6.9%36.5%
LCR0.0%57.7%
IFBench21.1%41.9%
TAU-bench v221.6%49.4%
TerminalBench Hard0.0%6.8%

Key Takeaways

Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning) offers the best value at $0.00/1M,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

Alibaba logo

Qwen3 1.7B (Non-reasoning)

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
ByteDance Seed logo

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis