Model Comparison
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
vs. GPT-5.5 (xhigh)
Comparing 2 AI models · 10 benchmarks · ByteDance Seed, OpenAI
Recommended Pick
Op GPT-5.5 (xhigh) 12 metric wins Strongest on: Throughput, Latency, Reasoning
Best Value
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
100.0 value score
55.3 reasoning / $0.30/1M
Lowest Price
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
$0.21/1M input price
Best Reasoning
GPT-5.5 (xhigh)
66.0 reasoning score
Blends available reasoning benchmarks
Best for Coding
GPT-5.5 (xhigh)
59.1 coding index
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 23.8x cheaper on input tokens than GPT-5.5 (xhigh).
Speed gap
GPT-5.5 (xhigh) generates about 1.6x as many tokens per second as Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct.
Reasoning gap
GPT-5.5 (xhigh) leads Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct by 10.7 points on reasoning.
Coding gap
GPT-5.5 (xhigh) leads Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct by 42.4 points on coding.
Response Face-Off
Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
ByteDance Seed
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GPT-5.5 (xhigh)
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Which answer was more useful?
Full Comparison
| Metric | By Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct | Top Pick Op GPT-5.5 (xhigh) |
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| Pricing per 1M tokens | ||
| Input Cost | $0.21/1M | $5.00/1M |
| Output Cost | $0.57/1M | $30.00/1M |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.30/1M | $11.25/1M |
| Specifications | ||
| Organization | ByteDance Seed | OpenAI |
| Release Date | Aug 20, 2025 | Apr 23, 2026 |
| Performance & Speed | ||
| Throughput | 40.4 tok/s | 66.5 tok/s |
| TTFT | 1761ms | 37889ms |
| Latency | 51209ms | 37889ms |
| Composite Indices | ||
| Value Score | 100.0 | 3.2 |
| Reasoning Score | 55.3 | 66.0 |
| Intelligence | 25.2 | 60.2 |
| Coding | 16.7 | 59.1 |
| Math | 84.7 | — |
| Standard Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 72.6% | 93.5% |
| MMLU Pro | 81.5% | — |
| HLE | 9.1% | 44.3% |
| LiveCodeBench | 76.5% | — |
| AIME 2025 | 84.7% | — |
| SciCode | 36.5% | 56.1% |
| LCR | 57.7% | 74.3% |
| IFBench | 41.9% | 75.9% |
| TAU-bench v2 | 49.4% | 93.9% |
| TerminalBench Hard | 6.8% | 60.6% |
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.
GPT-5.5 (xhigh) has the strongest reasoning profile with a 66.0 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.
GPT-5.5 (xhigh) reaches a 59.1 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
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
- Cost-sensitive applications
- High-volume processing
GPT-5.5 (xhigh)
- Complex reasoning tasks
- Research & analysis
- Code generation
- Software development
