ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Lite - API in Egypt, billed in EGP

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bytedance-seedseed-2.0-lite

Seed-2.0-Lite is a versatile, cost‑efficient enterprise workhorse that delivers strong multimodal and agent capabilities while offering noticeably lower latency, making it a practical default choice for most production workloads across

Modality

Chat

Context window

262K tokens

Max output

131K tokens

Region

US

Published

29 Sept 2026

Pricing

Input

14.33

EGP per 1M tokens

Output

114.60

EGP per 1M tokens

Monthly cost example

2,435.32 EGP

Illustrative estimate: 50M input + 15M output tokens per month at this model's catalog rates.

Use it via the API

ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Lite works with any OpenAI-compatible SDK — point the base URL at https://dev-backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and use your SovereignEG API key.

Run inference

OpenAI-compatible — POST /v1/chat/completions — drop-in for any OpenAI SDK.

from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://dev-backend.sovereigneg.com/v1",
    api_key="YOUR_API_KEY",
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="seed-2.0-lite",
    messages=[
        {"role": "user", "content": "What are some fun things to do in Cairo?"}
    ],
)

print(response.choices[0].message.content)

Frequently asked questions

How much does ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Lite cost?

14.33 EGP per 1M input tokens; 114.60 EGP per 1M output tokens. Billing is metered per token in Egyptian pounds (EGP), with no minimum commitment.

What is the context window of ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Lite?

ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Lite supports a context window of 262,144 tokens (262K), with up to 131,072 output tokens per response.

Where is ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Lite hosted?

ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Lite is served from US (US-hosted inference).

How do I use ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Lite via the API?

ByteDance Seed: Seed-2.0-Lite is available through the OpenAI-compatible SovereignEG API: point your SDK's base URL at https://dev-backend.sovereigneg.com/v1 and call /v1/chat/completions with model "seed-2.0-lite" and your API key.