Model Comparison

30B (high)
vs. Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

Comparing 2 AI models · 10 benchmarks · Sarvam, ByteDance Seed

Recommended Pick

ByteDance Seed logoSeed-OSS-36B-Instruct9 metric wins

Strongest on: Reasoning, Intelligence, GPQA

Best Value

Sarvam logo

30B (high)

100.0 value score

25.6 reasoning / $0.05/1M

Lowest Price

Sarvam logo

30B (high)

$0.03/1M 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

Best value

30B (high) has the strongest quality-to-price mix at 100.0 out of 100 value points.

Price gap

30B (high) is 8.1x cheaper on input tokens than Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct.

Speed gap

30B (high) generates about 5.6x as many tokens per second as Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct.

Reasoning gap

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct leads 30B (high) by 28.2 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct wins 9 measurable categories, including Reasoning, Intelligence, GPQA, HLE.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

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

Sarvam logo

30B (high)

Sarvam

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TTFT

Time

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Cost

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ByteDance Seed logo

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

ByteDance Seed

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Full Comparison

Metric
Sarvam logo30B (high)
Sarvam
Top Pick
ByteDance Seed logoSeed-OSS-36B-Instruct
ByteDance Seed
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost$0.03/1M$0.21/1M
Output Cost$0.11/1M$0.57/1M
Blended (3:1)$0.05/1M$0.30/1M
Specifications
OrganizationSarvamByteDance Seed
Release DateMar 6, 2026Aug 20, 2025
Performance & Speed
Throughput217.4 tok/s38.8 tok/s
TTFT1157ms1463ms
Latency10356ms53060ms
Composite Indices
Value Score100.032.9
Reasoning Score25.653.9
Intelligence6.618.3
Math84.7
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA63.3%72.6%
MMLU Pro81.5%
HLE7.0%9.1%
LiveCodeBench76.5%
AIME 202584.7%
SciCode19.2%36.5%
LCR0.0%57.7%
IFBench26.5%41.9%
TAU-bench v234.5%49.4%
TerminalBench Hard2.3%6.8%

Key Takeaways

30B (high) offers the best value at $0.03/1M,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

Sarvam logo

30B (high)

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

Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis