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Qwen3-Max-Preview vs ByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct

Both have similar output pricing, while ByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct offers a larger context window. Choose Qwen3-Max-Preview or ByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

SpecQwen3-Max-PreviewByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct
ProvideriFlowNvidia
Input / 1M tokens$0.00$0.00
Output / 1M tokens$0.00$0.00
Context window256K262K
Parameters——
Open weightsNoNo
ReleasedJan 2025Sep 2025
LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score1439—
GPQA Diamond score—71.5

FAQ

Is Qwen3-Max-Preview or ByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct cheaper?

Qwen3-Max-Preview and ByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct have comparable output pricing.

Which has the larger context window, Qwen3-Max-Preview or ByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct?

ByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.