Model comparison
Seed 2.0 Pro vs Gemini 3.6 Flash
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 43.2 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 19 shared benchmarks.
ByteDance Seed
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- They share 19 benchmarks with published results for both. Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher in 1 category and Gemini 3.6 Flash in 8 categories; 9 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.6 Flash leads 58.8 to 24.1.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 28.4% for Seed 2.0 Pro and 89% for Gemini 3.6 Flash.
- Seed 2.0 Pro is cheaper at $0.50 / $3 per million input/output tokens, against $0.75 / $3.75 for Gemini 3.6 Flash.
- Gemini 3.6 Flash accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 256K.
Side by side
| Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 3.6 Flash | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | |
| Noometry Index | 43.2 | 54.1 |
| Released | 2026-02-14 | 2026-07-21 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 256K | 1.05M |
| Max output | 128K | 66K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | $0.75 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | $3.75 |
| Results tracked | 20 | 46 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.5 (#86), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 50.0 (#48)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | 1491 |
| DeepSWE | — | 46.7% |
| FrontierCode | — | 34.4% |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1538 |
| SciCode | — | 52.7% |
| WeirdML | — | 56.1% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 715.52 |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: —, Gemini 3.6 Flash: 32.3 (#65)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| APEX-Agents | — | 46.9% |
| GDP.pdf | — | 14% |
Reasoning Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 24.1 (#165), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 58.8 (#22)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | 89% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | 1485 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | — | 60.4% |
| ARC-AGI-1 | — | 91.2% |
| CritPt | — | 10.6% |
| Chess Puzzles | — | 43% |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | — | 30% |
| DTBench | — | 95.5% |
| LMCA | — | 44.9% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | — | 154.25 |
Math Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.3 (#108), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 57.3 (#40)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1439 | 1505 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | — | 58.9% |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | — | 22% |
| MathArena Final-Answer Competitions | — | 70.8% |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 94.2% |
| ProofBench | — | 36% |
Knowledge Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.2 (#122), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 67.8 (#8)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1488 |
| GPQA Diamond | — | 94.1% |
| SimpleQA Verified | — | 66.2% |
Multimodal Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 41.5 (#35), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 38.5 (#64)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1274 | 1298 |
| Blueprint-Bench 2 | — | 31.2% |
| Furniture Assembly | — | 23.3% |
| LMArena Document | — | 1456 |
Multilingual Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.5 (#39), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 56.5 (#19)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1441 | 1469 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1489 | 1531 |
| LMArena French | 1471 | 1504 |
| LMArena German | 1442 | 1478 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | 1476 |
| LMArena Korean | 1411 | 1431 |
| LMArena Russian | 1449 | 1487 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | 1475 |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.5 (#91), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 77.0 (#33)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1466 |
Long Context Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#90), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 45.1 (#50)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1474 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.6 Flash leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 62.9 (#69), Gemini 3.6 Flash: 68.2 (#27)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Gemini 3.6 Flash |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1479 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | 1465 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1481 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | — | 1604 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Gemini 3.6 Flash?
Gemini 3.6 Flash is the stronger model overall, scoring 54.1 to 43.2 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Seed 2.0 Pro or Gemini 3.6 Flash?
Seed 2.0 Pro is cheaper. It lists at $0.50 per million input tokens and $3 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.6 Flash lists at $0.75 and $3.75.
Is Seed 2.0 Pro or Gemini 3.6 Flash better for coding?
Gemini 3.6 Flash scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.0 versus 43.5 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.6 Flash does, with 1.05M tokens against 256K.
How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Gemini 3.6 Flash share?
19 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Gemini 3.6 Flash has 46.