Model Comparison
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
vs. Solar Mini
Comparing 2 AI models · 11 benchmarks · ByteDance Seed, Upstage
Recommended Pick
UpSolar Mini6 metric winsStrongest on: Input price, Output price, Blended price
Best Value
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
100.0 value score
53.9 reasoning / $0.30/1M
Lowest Price
Solar Mini
$0.15/1M input price
Best Reasoning
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
Solar Mini is 1.4x cheaper on input tokens than Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct.
Speed gap
Solar Mini generates about 2.0x as many tokens per second as Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct.
Reasoning gap
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct leads Solar Mini by 34.2 points on reasoning.
Top-pick rationale
Solar Mini wins 6 measurable categories, including Input price, Output price, Blended price, Throughput.
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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Solar Mini
Upstage
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Full Comparison
| Metric | By Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct | Top Pick Up Solar Mini |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing per 1M tokens | ||
| Input Cost | $0.21/1M | $0.15/1M |
| Output Cost | $0.57/1M | $0.15/1M |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.30/1M | $0.15/1M |
| Specifications | ||
| Organization | ByteDance Seed | Upstage |
| Release Date | Aug 20, 2025 | Jan 25, 2024 |
| Performance & Speed | ||
| Throughput | 38.1 tok/s | 77.9 tok/s |
| TTFT | 1478ms | 750ms |
| Latency | 54038ms | 750ms |
| Composite Indices | ||
| Value Score | 100.0 | 73.0 |
| Reasoning Score | 53.9 | 19.7 |
| Intelligence | 18.3 | 6.2 |
| Math | 84.7 | — |
| Standard Benchmarks | ||
| GPQA | 72.6% | — |
| MMLU Pro | 81.5% | — |
| HLE | 9.1% | — |
| LiveCodeBench | 76.5% | — |
| MATH 500 | — | 33.1% |
| AIME 2025 | 84.7% | — |
| SciCode | 36.5% | — |
| LCR | 57.7% | — |
| IFBench | 41.9% | — |
| TAU-bench v2 | 49.4% | 20.2% |
| TerminalBench Hard | 6.8% | — |
Key Takeaways
Solar Mini offers the best value at $0.15/1M,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
Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
- Complex reasoning tasks
- Research & analysis
Solar Mini
- Cost-sensitive applications
- High-volume processing
