Model comparison
Seed 2.0 Pro vs Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 18 shared benchmarks.
ByteDance Seed
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- They share 18 benchmarks with published results for both. Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher in 9 categories and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite in 0 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 62.9 to 51.7.
Side by side
| Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | |
| Noometry Index | 43.2 | 37.8 |
| Released | 2026-02-14 | 2025-02-05 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | — |
| Results tracked | 20 | 32 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.5 (#86), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 37.9 (#185)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | 1322 |
| LiveBench Coding | — | 47.1% |
Reasoning Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 24.1 (#165), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 22.0 (#210)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | 1324 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
| LiveBench Reasoning | — | 50.1% |
| DTBench | — | 52.5% |
| LiveBench Data Analysis | — | 65.5% |
| ForecastBench | — | 57.1 |
| LiveBench | — | 54.3% |
Math Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.3 (#108), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 34.1 (#196)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1439 | 1309 |
| Omni-MATH | — | 37.4% |
| LiveBench Math | — | 58.1% |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.2 (#122), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 35.0 (#189)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1305 |
| MMLU-Pro | — | 72% |
| GPQA (HELM) | — | 50% |
Multimodal Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 41.5 (#35), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 31.2 (#109)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1274 | 1100 |
Multilingual Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.5 (#39), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 46.0 (#161)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1441 | 1323 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1489 | 1339 |
| LMArena French | 1471 | 1347 |
| LMArena German | 1442 | 1306 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1301 |
| LMArena Korean | 1411 | 1325 |
| LMArena Russian | 1449 | 1328 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | 1313 |
Instruction Following Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.5 (#91), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 70.4 (#163)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1305 |
| LiveBench Instruction Following | — | 78.3% |
| IFEval | — | 82.4% |
Long Context Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#90), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 40.1 (#160)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1320 |
Writing & Preference Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 62.9 (#69), Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite: 51.7 (#177)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1330 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | 1319 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1307 |
| WildBench | — | 79% |
| LiveBench Language | — | 34.3% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.2 to 37.8 on the Noometry Index.
Is Seed 2.0 Pro or Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 43.5 versus 37.9 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite share?
18 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 2.0 Flash-Lite has 32.