Model Comparison
Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
vs. Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
Comparing 2 AI models · 10 benchmarks · Alibaba, ByteDance Seed
Recommended Pick
By Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct 15 metric wins Strongest on: Throughput, Reasoning, Intelligence
Lowest Price
Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
$0.00/1M input price
Best Reasoning
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
55.3 reasoning score
Blends available reasoning benchmarks
Best for Coding
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
16.7 coding index
Composite Indices
Higher is better; speed and price are normalized
Standard Benchmarks
Only benchmarks with data are shown
Differences That Matter
Price gap
Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) is ∞x cheaper on input tokens than Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct.
Reasoning gap
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct leads Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 31.5 points on reasoning.
Coding gap
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct leads Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) by 10.0 points on coding.
Top-pick rationale
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct wins 15 measurable categories, including Throughput, Reasoning, Intelligence, Coding.
Response Face-Off
Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.
Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
Alibaba
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Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
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Which answer was more useful?
Full Comparison
| Metric | Al Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning) | Top Pick By Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct |
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| 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 | ||
| Organization | Alibaba | ByteDance Seed |
| Release Date | Oct 14, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 |
| Performance & Speed | ||
| Throughput | — | 37.9 tok/s |
| TTFT | — | 1710ms |
| Latency | — | 54468ms |
| Composite Indices | ||
| Value Score | — | 100.0 |
| Reasoning Score | 23.8 | 55.3 |
| Intelligence | 13.7 | 25.2 |
| Coding | 6.7 | 16.7 |
| Math | 25.7 | 84.7 |
| Standard Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 49.4% | 72.6% |
| MMLU Pro | 70.0% | 81.5% |
| HLE | 4.4% | 9.1% |
| LiveCodeBench | 32.0% | 76.5% |
| AIME 2025 | 25.7% | 84.7% |
| SciCode | 17.1% | 36.5% |
| LCR | 21.3% | 57.7% |
| IFBench | 36.6% | 41.9% |
| TAU-bench v2 | 15.5% | 49.4% |
| TerminalBench Hard | 1.5% | 6.8% |
Key Takeaways
Qwen3 VL 4B (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 55.3 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct reaches a 16.7 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.
All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.
When to Choose Each Model
Qwen3 VL 4B (Reasoning)
- Cost-sensitive applications
- High-volume processing
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
- Complex reasoning tasks
- Research & analysis
- Code generation
- Software development
