ByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct vs deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR
deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR is cheaper on output tokens, while ByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct offers a larger context window. Choose ByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct or deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | ByteDance-Seed/Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-OCR |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | SiliconFlow (China) | SiliconFlow (China) |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.21 | $0.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.57 | $0.00 |
| Context window | 262K | 8K |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | No | Yes |
| Released | Sep 2025 | Oct 2025 |
FAQ
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