Model comparison
Seed 2.0 Pro vs Muse Glimmer
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 41.3 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 12 shared benchmarks.
ByteDance Seed
MetaSummary
- They share 12 benchmarks with published results for both. Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher in 7 categories and Muse Glimmer in 1 category; 7 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in writing & preference, where Seed 2.0 Pro leads 63.0 to 57.7.
- Muse Glimmer has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Seed 2.0 Pro | Muse Glimmer | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | ByteDance Seed | Meta |
| Noometry Index | 42.5 | 41.3 |
| Released | 2026-02-14 | — |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 256K | — |
| Max output | 128K | — |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.50 | — |
| Output $ / M tokens | $3 | — |
| Results tracked | 20 | 13 |
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Category by category
Coding Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 42.9 (#84), Muse Glimmer: 38.7 (#157)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Coding | 1472 | 1417 |
| LMArena WebDev | — | 1355 |
Reasoning Muse Glimmer leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 23.1 (#167), Muse Glimmer: 27.2 (#111)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1453 | 1395 |
| NYT Connections (extended) | 28.4% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | 57.1% | — |
Math Too close to call
Seed 2.0 Pro: 36.5 (#110), Muse Glimmer: 36.1 (#128)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1440 | 1419 |
Knowledge Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 39.6 (#119), Muse Glimmer: 37.9 (#140)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1440 | 1388 |
Multimodal Not comparable
Seed 2.0 Pro: 40.8 (#34), Muse Glimmer: —
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1275 | — |
Multilingual Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 54.8 (#37), Muse Glimmer: 50.6 (#117)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1442 | 1384 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1490 | 1412 |
| LMArena Russian | 1450 | 1393 |
| LMArena French | 1470 | — |
| LMArena German | 1443 | — |
| LMArena Japanese | 1408 | — |
| LMArena Korean | 1412 | — |
| LMArena Spanish | 1460 | — |
Instruction Following Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 74.7 (#86), Muse Glimmer: 72.7 (#134)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1414 | 1374 |
Long Context Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 43.6 (#85), Muse Glimmer: 42.1 (#124)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1428 | 1381 |
Writing & Preference Seed 2.0 Pro leads
Seed 2.0 Pro: 63.0 (#66), Muse Glimmer: 57.7 (#122)
| Benchmark | Seed 2.0 Pro | Muse Glimmer |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1448 | 1389 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1406 | 1338 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1441 | 1398 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seed 2.0 Pro better than Muse Glimmer?
Seed 2.0 Pro is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.5 to 41.3 on the Noometry Index.
Is Seed 2.0 Pro or Muse Glimmer better for coding?
Seed 2.0 Pro scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.9 versus 38.7 in the Noometry coding category.
How many benchmarks do Seed 2.0 Pro and Muse Glimmer share?
12 benchmarks have published results for both models. Seed 2.0 Pro has 20 scored results on Noometry and Muse Glimmer has 13.